not big

ADJECTIVE

little

Synonyms

STRONGEST

insufficient limited meager scant slight

STRONG

Lilliputian bantam brief diminutive dinky infant infinitesimal junior light mini miniature minute peanut petite short snub toy wee young

WEAK

babyish cramped elfin embryonic fleeting hardly any hasty immature imperceptible inappreciable inconsiderable microscopic not large short-lived shrimpy shriveled skimpy sparse stubby stunted teeny tiny truncated undersized undeveloped wizened

Antonyms

STRONGEST

adequate big fat large sufficient

STRONG

giant huge lengthy long older substantial tall

WEAK

enormous great immense important magnanimous magnificent massive open open-minded

ADJECTIVE

smallish

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 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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"Courts are not big fans of 'speculative invoicing' for alleged copyright infringement," she said.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

The nearby Ambassador Bridge is nearly 100 years old and not big enough to handle the cross-border trade that has ballooned since the North American Free Trade Agreement, Nafta, came into force in 1994.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

"Otherwise, the Americans will crush us. We are not big enough, but together, we will be."

From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026

From an estate-tax perspective, it makes precious little difference if your estate is not big enough to be subject to estate taxes.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 7, 2025

The glass was not big enough for it.

From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl

not big

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