Synonyms of small
27 similar words · 60 opposite words
Another word for small is little. Other synonyms of small are minute, tiny, mini, slight and low. The opposite of small is big.
Synonyms and similar words for small
adjectiveNot large or big; insignificant; few in number.
- littleSmall, not large, limited, particularly.
- microscopicSo small that it can only be seen with the aid of a microscope.
- minusculeWritten in minuscules, lowercase.
- minuteVery small.
- tinyVery small.
adjectiveHaving a small penis, muscles, or other important body parts, regardless of overall body size.
adjectiveMinuscule or lowercase, referring to written or printed letters.
- lowercaseIn lower case.
nounOne of several common sizes to which an item may be manufactured, smaller than a medium.
adjectiveMore synonyms
- compactClosely packed or densely constituted; having much material in a small volume.
- fun size euphemisticSmall in size.
- fun-sized euphemistic
- ickleLittle.
- insignificant
- lit'l
- lowOf less than normal height or upward extent or growth, or of greater than normal depth or recession; below the average...
- modestSmall, moderate in size.
- miniMiniature, tiny, small.
- pettyLittle or small in size.
- pint-sized colloquialComparatively small in size.
- pocket-size
- slimVery small, tiny.
- slightMinor; small in amount.
- small-scaleDrawn or constructed at a small size (at low scale), without much detail.
- undersizedBelow the usual or expected size.
- wurly ScotlandOf an object: derisorily small, tiny; of a person: puny, stunted.
Opposite of small
adjectiveNot large or big; insignificant; few in number.
- bigOf great size, large.
- generous
- large
- ample
- exceeding literary
- cosmic
- bodacious
- broad
- commodious
- considerable
- expansive
- good-sizedOf a reasonably large size.
- full
- giantVery large.
- grand
- great
- hefty
- hench
- immense
- jumboEspecially large or powerful.
- larger than life
- leviathanVery large; enormous, gargantuan.
- liberal
- longOf betting odds, offering a very large return for a small wager.
- massive
- mega-
- overlargeExcessively large; too big; oversize.
- outsizedOf an unusually large size.
- oversize
- oversizedVery large; especially of something larger than normal for its type.
- prodigiousVery big in extent, quantity, or size; abundant; intense; colossal, huge.
- roomySpacious, expansive, comfortable.
- rotund
- sizeableStandard spelling of sizable.
- spacious
- stonking Australia, slangImpressively large; exciting.
- substantial
- tall
- vast
- voluminous
- wide
- astronomic
- behemothicColossal, of enormous size and power.
- big fat
- boxcarExtremely large.
- Brobdingnagian
- bulky
- colossal
- cyclopean
- Daniel LambertishExtremely obese.
- elephantine
- elephantic
- enormous
- gargantuan
- giantesqueSynonym of gigantesque.
- gigantesqueVery large; like a giant; gigantic.
- gigantic
- gigantuan (colloquial
- nonstandard))
- ginormous colloquial, slangVery large.
Meaning of small
- adjective Not large or big; insignificant; few in number.
- adjective Humiliated or insignificant.
- adjective Having a small penis, muscles, or other important body parts, regardless of overall body size.
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Questions about synonyms of small
- What is another word for small?
- Small has 27 synonyms on Word.ws, such as little, minute, tiny, mini, slight, low, small-scale and compact.
- What is the opposite of small?
- The opposite of small is big. Other antonyms of small are long, prodigious, giant, oversized and jumbo.
- What does small mean?
- Small means not large or big; insignificant; few in number.
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