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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It was just a dog kennel, a smallish one, blue plastic with a handle on the top and a black grate door that locked.

From Literature

The first eruption—the smallish blast of steam and ash from the new crater—quickly subsided.

From Literature

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

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From Barron's

A smallish example is water companies in the United Kingdom, where years of strong performance masked budding problems with pollution and customer dissatisfaction.

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