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Definitions

small

[smawl] / smɔl /

ADJECTIVE

tiny in size, quantity

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 runty 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

unimportant

Synonyms

STRONGEST

insignificant light limited minor narrow negligible paltry

STRONG

inferior lower mean minute petty secondary set trifling

WEAK

bush-league inadequate inconsiderable ineffectual lesser minor-league small-fry small-time trivial unessential

Antonyms

STRONGEST

important major significant substantial unrestricted

STRONG

consequential first-class first-rate superior useful

WEAK

benevolent big broad-minded considerate distinguished enormous excellent famous fine generous giving huge immense kind large untrivial

ADJECTIVE

narrow-minded, nasty

Synonyms

STRONGEST

limited narrow

STRONG

base little mean petty set

WEAK

grudging ignoble illiberal selfish vulgar

Antonyms

STRONGEST

unrestricted

STRONG

important noble

WEAK

benevolent big broad-minded considerate distinguished enormous excellent famous fine generous giving huge immense kind large untrivial

Example Sentences

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Prospect general secretary Mike Clancy said defence workers and civil servants are "crying out for certainty", while trade body ADS said some small and medium enterprises are "really struggling".

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

The sale is small compared with Strategy’s overall bitcoin hoard.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

When a planet passes in front of its star from our perspective, it blocks a small amount of starlight, causing the star to dim temporarily.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

She describes an awkward car ride with Melania to Trump’s 2024 inauguration, another tradition, fraught with strained small talk about Barron’s time at New York University and the recent passing of Melania’s mother.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

I had always felt happy in this little shop with its tiny voices and shelves of small shining faces.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

small

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