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dwarfed

ADJECTIVE

poor

Synonyms

STRONGEST

feeble inferior insufficient meager mediocre miserable modest ordinary shoddy substandard unsatisfactory weak

STRONG

common crude diminutive imperfect mean plain scanty slight subnormal trifling

WEAK

below par exiguous faulty humble incomplete insignificant lacking low-grade lowly paltry pitiable pitiful reduced rotten second-rate shabby skimpy sorry sparse subpar trivial valueless worthless

Antonyms

STRONGEST

able adequate extraordinary strong sufficient superior

STRONG

excellent uncommon

WEAK

great

ADJECTIVE

stunted

Synonyms

STRONG

dwarf scrub short shot shrimp wee

WEAK

bantam diminutive dwarfish half-pint little measly mite peanut peewee pint-sized runted runtish runty small small-fry tiny undergrown undersized yea big yea high

Antonyms

STRONG

large

WEAK

developing growing

Example Sentences

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The material consequences of someone else’s smoke getting into your lungs are dwarfed by the social consequences of public smoking looking cool and inspiring more smokers.

From Slate • May 15, 2026

Militarily, the U.A.E. is dwarfed by the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Around 6,000 people attended events in the festival's first year, a figure dwarfed now by the numbers of people set to enjoy the May bank holiday weekend music.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Yet that net loss is dwarfed by the more than 7,000 companies founded in California during that time, according to the Public Policy Institute.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

The world below was distant and small; it was dwarfed by a sky so blue and vast the clouds were lost in it.

From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko

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