dwarfed

ADJECTIVE

poor

Synonyms

STRONGEST

feeble inferior insufficient meager mediocre miserable modest ordinary shoddy substandard unsatisfactory weak

STRONG

common crude diminutive imperfect mean plain scanty slight subnormal trifling

WEAK

below par exiguous faulty humble incomplete insignificant lacking low-grade lowly paltry pitiable pitiful reduced rotten second-rate shabby skimpy sorry sparse subpar trivial valueless worthless

Antonyms

STRONGEST

able adequate extraordinary strong sufficient superior

STRONG

excellent uncommon

WEAK

great

ADJECTIVE

stunted

Synonyms

STRONG

dwarf scrub short shot shrimp wee

WEAK

bantam diminutive dwarfish half-pint little measly mite peanut peewee pint-sized runted runtish runty small small-fry tiny undergrown undersized yea big yea high

Antonyms

STRONG

large

WEAK

developing growing

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Returns for investors in U.S. stocks have dwarfed those for equities trading in the rest of the world over the past 15 years.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 28, 2026

Europe’s defense offerings are dwarfed in scale by SpaceX, Anthropic, or OpenAI.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

His silverware collection is dwarfed by O'Neill's but Hearts do have their own wily old master in the background, with Sir Alex Ferguson offering guidance to McInnes.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

That dwarfed the $11.4 billion in commitments related to Nvidia’s many investments, and represented an 89% jump in just three months’ time.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Outside, the skyline has changed: the Park Plaza is no longer the tallest building around, but a squat leftover, dwarfed by the svelte glassy towers that rise around it.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

dwarfed

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