English adjective: small | |||
1. | small limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent | ||
Samples | A little dining room. A little house. A small car. A little (or small) group. | ||
Synonyms | little | ||
Similar | atomic, bantam, bittie, bitty, diminutive, dinky, dwarfish, elfin, elflike, flyspeck, gnomish, half-size, infinitesimal, itsy-bitsy, itty-bitty, lesser, lilliputian, littler, micro, microscopic, microscopical, midget, miniature, miniscule, minuscule, minute, olive-sized, petite, pocket-size, pocket-sized, pocketable, puny, runty, shrimpy, slender, slim, small-scale, smaller, smallish, subatomic, teensy, teensy-weensy, teentsy, teeny, teeny-weeny, tiny, undersize, undersized, wee, weensy, weeny | ||
Attribute | size | ||
Antonyms | big, large | ||
2. | small limited in size or scope | ||
Samples | A small business. A newspaper with a modest circulation. Small-scale plans. A pocket-size country. | ||
Synonyms | minor, modest, pocket-size, pocket-sized, small-scale | ||
Similar | limited | ||
Antonyms | unlimited, limitless | ||
3. | small (of children and animals) young, immature | ||
Samples | What a big little boy you are. Small children. | ||
Synonyms | little | ||
Similar | immature, young | ||
Antonyms | old | ||
4. | small slight or limited; especially in degree or intensity or scope | ||
Samples | A series of death struggles with small time in between. | ||
Similar | little, slight | ||
Domain usage | archaicism, archaism | ||
Antonyms | much | ||
5. | small low or inferior in station or quality | ||
Samples | A humble cottage. A lowly parish priest. A modest man of the people. Small beginnings. | ||
Synonyms | humble, low, lowly, modest | ||
Similar | inferior | ||
Antonyms | superior | ||
6. | small lowercase | ||
Samples | Little a. Small a. E.e.cummings's poetry is written all in minuscule letters. | ||
Synonyms | little, minuscule | ||
Similar | lowercase | ||
Antonyms | uppercase | ||
7. | small (of a voice) faint | ||
Samples | A little voice. A still small voice. | ||
Synonyms | little | ||
Similar | soft | ||
Antonyms | loud | ||
8. | small have fine or very small constituent particles | ||
Samples | A small misty rain. | ||
Similar | fine | ||
Antonyms | coarse, harsh | ||
9. | small not large but sufficient in size or amount | ||
Samples | A modest salary. Modest inflation. Helped in my own small way. | ||
Synonyms | modest | ||
Similar | moderate | ||
Antonyms | immoderate | ||
10. | small made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth) | ||
Samples | Her comments made me feel small. | ||
Synonyms | belittled, diminished | ||
Similar | decreased, reduced | ||
Antonyms | increased | ||
English noun: small | |||
1. | small (body) the slender part of the back | ||
Broader (hypernym) | body part | ||
Part meronym | back, dorsum | ||
2. | small (attribute) a garment size for a small person | ||
Broader (hypernym) | size | ||
English adverb: small | |||
1. | small on a small scale | ||
Samples | Think small. | ||
Antonyms | big | ||