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Definitions

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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This crew - smallish in number but sufficiently large to assault the eardrums of the management and players - are an odd bunch.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

A smallish example is water companies in the United Kingdom, where years of strong performance masked budding problems with pollution and customer dissatisfaction.

From Barron's • Oct. 10, 2025

“I was crying,” Stacey remembered with a smallish smile.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 2023

Standing in front of a smallish brick house with a yard that was probably pretty nice in the summer but was pretty bare right now.

From "Orbiting Jupiter" by Gary D. Schmidt

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.