small-scale

[smawl-skeyl] / ˈsmɔlˈskeɪl /

ADJECTIVE

miniature

Synonyms

STRONGEST

mini pint-sized reduced scaled-down small tiny

STRONG

Lilliputian baby diminutive little minuscule minute mite model petite pocket toy wee

WEAK

itsy-bitsy itty-bitty minikin teensy teeny

Antonyms

STRONG

big giant huge important large tall

ADJECTIVE

miniscule/minuscule

Synonyms

WEAK

Lilliputian diminutive dwarf infinitesimal itsy-bitsy little meager microscopic mini miniature minute pint-sized puny short slight stunted teensy teeny trivial undersized wee

ADJECTIVE

small

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cramped limited meager microscopic miniature minuscule modest narrow paltry poor short slight young

STRONG

baby bantam diminutive little mini minute petite petty scanty shrimp toy trifling wee

WEAK

bitty humble immature inadequate inconsequential inconsiderable insufficient picayune piddling pint-sized pitiful pocket-sized puny runty scrubby stunted teensy teeny trivial undersized unpretentious

Antonyms

STRONGEST

adequate big fat great huge important large liberal rich significant substantial sufficient tall thick unlimited unrestricted wealthy wide

STRONG

consequential giant useful

WEAK

benevolent broad-minded considerate distinguished enormous excellent famous fine generous giving immense kind untrivial

Example Sentences

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A small-scale map might suggest that it’s vulnerable to occupation, as it borders the Persian Gulf, just across from U.S. bases in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

Daniel, the foreman in this remote, informal, small-scale mine in Kono, the diamond region of Sierra Leone, shows me the gravel he's picking through with his fingers.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

"Initially, these perturbations lead to turbulent flows and magnetic fields in small-scale structures, then, over time, they emerge into larger, ordered structures."

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

A few kilometres from Kinshasa, small-scale fishing still provides a livelihood for more than 600 families on the small river island of Kimpoko.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Bad seeing is produced by small-scale turbulence in the atmosphere above the telescope and is the reason the stars twinkle.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

small-scale

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