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Definitions

small

[smawl] / smɔl /

ADJECTIVE

tiny in size, quantity

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cramped limited meager microscopic miniature minuscule modest narrow paltry poor short slight small-scale 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

ADJECTIVE

unimportant

Synonyms

STRONGEST

insignificant light limited minor narrow negligible paltry

STRONG

inferior lower mean minute petty secondary set trifling

WEAK

bush-league inadequate inconsiderable ineffectual lesser minor-league small-fry small-time trivial unessential

Antonyms

STRONGEST

important major significant substantial unrestricted

STRONG

consequential first-class first-rate superior useful

WEAK

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

ADJECTIVE

narrow-minded, nasty

Synonyms

STRONGEST

limited narrow

STRONG

base little mean petty set

WEAK

grudging ignoble illiberal selfish vulgar

Antonyms

STRONGEST

unrestricted

STRONG

important noble

WEAK

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

Example Sentences

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Those words, chosen by Elina Svitolina, Amelie Mauresmo and Felix Auger-Aliassime respectively, are a small selection of the tributes to one of tennis' greatest characters.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Another challenge involved identifying compounds small enough to cross the blood-brain barrier so they could reach the brain effectively.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

After posing for selfies with parents and children, a young girl approached him carrying requests from her family on a small piece of paper.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

For small businesses, “The bigger they get, the more important the data is,” said Tanner De Jonge, chief technology officer at Streamliners.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

How, as they’d walked away, the small girl’s paw had fit perfectly into her mother’s.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

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