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Definitions

smallish

[smaw-lish] / ˈsmɔ lɪʃ /
ADJECTIVE
little
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cramped diminutive undersized
WEAK
Lilliputian babyish bantam brief dinky elfin embryonic fleeting hardly any hasty immature imperceptible inappreciable inconsiderable infant infinitesimal insufficient junior light limited meager microscopic mini miniature minute not big not large peanut petite scant short short-lived shrimpy shriveled skimpy slight small snub sparse stubby stunted teeny tiny toy truncated undeveloped wee wizened young
Antonyms
STRONGEST
big huge large

Example Sentences

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Where others in the segment are biggish, it is smallish.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

The company’s smallish software business operates at close to breakeven and the Bitcoin holdings yield nothing.

From Barron's • Nov. 21, 2025

McCormick finds the smallish, hook-beaked birds by listening for their distinctive calls.

From Seattle Times • May 24, 2024

Ranchi, smallish by Indian standards, is full to the brim, and some journalists have been slung out of their hotels.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2024

He moved over to the window: a smallish, frail figure, the meagemess of his body merely emphasized by the blue overalls which were the uniform of the Party.

From "1984" by George Orwell

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.