stunted Sentence Examples
- The harsh soil and lack of sunlight stunted the growth of the plants.
- Malnutrition during childhood can lead to stunted physical and cognitive development.
- The war had a stunted impact on the country's infrastructure and economy.
- Constant criticism and negative feedback can stunt a person's confidence and self-esteem.
- The repressive government policies stunted political and social progress.
- The scarcity of resources stunted the development of the rural community.
- The prolonged drought stunted crop yields and threatened food security.
- The lack of educational opportunities stunted the intellectual growth of the children.
- The economic recession stunted investment and job creation.
- The pandemic has stunted travel and tourism, crippling the hospitality industry.
stunted Meaning
Wordnet
stunted (s)
inferior in size or quality
Synonyms & Antonyms of stunted
Synonyms:
- tiny
- weeny
- minuscule
- scrubby
- little-bitty
- inadequate
- undersized
- dwarfish
- wee
- miniaturized
- meager
- micro
- teensy
- teeny
- inappreciable
- diminutive
- microscopic
- toy
- subnormal
- microscopical
- dwarf
- runty
- pygmy
- dinky
- small
- sparse
- miniature
- meagre
- mini
- little
- puny
- bitty
- smallish
- infinitesimal
Antonyms:
- tidy
- voluminous
- massive
- goodly
- massive
- great
- big
- vast
- oversize
- staggering
- oversize
- enormous
- prodigious
- bulky
- whopping
- monstrous
- grand
- gross
- mountainous
- immense
- considerable
- voluminous
- handsome
- outsized
- tidy
- oversized
- giant
- immense
- great
- bulky
- whopping
- mountainous
- gigantic
- sizable
- monstrous
- giant
- handsome
- large
- sizeable
- sizable
- large
- sizeable
- goodly
- husky
- prodigious
- oversized
- vast
- staggering
- substantial
- grand
- gigantic
- outsize
- huge
- outsized
- outsize
- gross
- considerable
- enormous
- big
- husky
- huge
- tremendous
- substantial
- tremendous
Synonyms:
- pint-sized
- pint-size
- insufficient
- wanting
- poor
- scarce
- spare
- skimpy
- scanty
- bantam
- slight
- teensy-weensy
- minute
- lacking
- pocket-sized
- deficient
- minim
- half-pint
- toylike
- runtish
- pocket-size
- minikin
- weensy
- stingy
- lilliputian
- shrimpy
- scant
- slim
- undersize
- teeny-weeny
- slender
- pinpoint
Antonyms:
- elephantine
- copious
- colossal
- stupendous
- humungous
- liberal
- adequate
- largish
- whacking
- infinite
- heroic
- overscale
- king-size
- monolithic
- plenteous
- monolithic
- biggish
- overscaled
- generous
- king-sized
- titanic
- wide
- appreciable
- gargantuan
- largish
- titanic
- whacking
- heroical
- broad
- boxcar
- herculean
- herculean
- stupendous
- hefty
- healthy
- abundant
- gargantuan
- adequate
- thick
- fat
- king-size
- monumental
- humungous
- elephantine
- plentiful
- plenteous
- hulking
- cyclopean
- heroical
- plentiful
- galactic
- biggish
- cyclopean
- abundant
- bountiful
- boxcar
- jumbo
- jumbo
- infinite
- copious
- heroic
- cavernous
- fat
- overscaled
- hefty
- generous
- king-sized
- galactic
- liberal
- mammoth
- mammoth
- overscale
- broad
- himalayan
- thick
- ample
- healthy
- himalayan
- monumental
- hulking
- ample
- humongous
- humongous
- cavernous
- bountiful
- appreciable
- wide
- colossal
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FAQs About the word stunted
inferior in size or quality
tiny, weeny, minuscule,scrubby, little bitty, inadequate, undersized, dwarfish, wee, miniaturized
tidy, voluminous, massive, goodly, massive, great, big, vast, oversize, staggering
The harsh soil and lack of sunlight stunted the growth of the plants.
Malnutrition during childhood can lead to stunted physical and cognitive development.
The war had a stunted impact on the country's infrastructure and economy.
Constant criticism and negative feedback can stunt a person's confidence and self-esteem.
