smallish

[smaw-lish] / ˈsmɔ lɪʃ /

ADJECTIVE

little

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 big 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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Where others in the segment are biggish, it is smallish.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

The company’s smallish software business operates at close to breakeven and the Bitcoin holdings yield nothing.

From Barron's • Nov. 21, 2025

Solvang, about 130 miles northwest of Los Angeles, has about 20 hotels and most are smallish and independent.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2025

She’s one of the best features in a smallish role in “Migration” and she’s an artful scene-stealer in “Panda 4.”

From Seattle Times • Mar. 7, 2024

Leaning against the back wall, wrapped in a cloth covering, was a smallish rectangular shape.

From "Chasing Vermeer" by Blue Balliett