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runty

[ruhn-tee] / ˈrʌn ti /
ADJECTIVE
short
Synonyms
STRONGEST
low small thick tiny
STRONG
compact diminutive little petite pocket slight squat stunted wee
WEAK
chunky close to the ground pint-sized pocket-sized sawed-off skimpy squatty stocky stubby thickset undersized
Antonyms
STRONGEST
big enormous huge large
STRONG
tall
WEAK
enough high lengthy long
ADJECTIVE
small
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cramped limited meager microscopic miniature minuscule modest narrow paltry poor short slight small-scale young
STRONG
baby bantam diminutive little mini minute petite petty scanty shrimp toy trifling wee
WEAK
bitty humble immature inadequate inconsequential inconsiderable insufficient picayune piddling pint-sized pitiful pocket-sized puny scrubby stunted teensy teeny trivial undersized unpretentious
Antonyms
STRONGEST
adequate big fat great huge important large liberal rich significant substantial sufficient tall thick unlimited unrestricted wealthy wide
STRONG
consequential giant useful
WEAK
benevolent broad-minded considerate distinguished enormous excellent famous fine generous giving immense kind untrivial
ADJECTIVE
stunted
Synonyms
STRONG
dwarf dwarfed scrub short shot shrimp wee
WEAK
bantam diminutive dwarfish half-pint little measly mite peanut peewee pint-sized runted runtish small small-fry tiny undergrown undersized yea big yea high
Antonyms
STRONG
large
WEAK
developing growing

Example Sentences

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Weyerhaeuser, America’s largest private landowner, launched a venture to turn runty trees and sawdust from its mills into a replacement for metallurgical coal used in steel making.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

Think of it as Gotham’s runty younger brother.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 25, 2022

Such runty particles wouldn’t produce detectable nuclear recoils.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 27, 2022

Is it as heartwarming as a runty, wilted Christmas tree revived by love?

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2020

The runty little fox stepped out along the branch, tail poised for balance, then coiled himself and leaped out over the heads of the earthbound foxes.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker