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

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And if the S&P 500 and U.S. large caps are only a smallish part of your overall stock-market portfolio, it doesn’t apply to you either.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026

So, at the Arkansas Flag and Banner store, we decided on a smallish one that could fit in a circular base atop a newsroom cubicle.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 11, 2025

Solvang, about 130 miles northwest of Los Angeles, has about 20 hotels and most are smallish and independent.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2025

George Myers was a smallish, brown-skinned man who wore thick glasses.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers

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