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small

/smɔl/noun, adjective, adverb1 syllable

Small means: limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent.

Synonyms for small60

adjective, as in limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

little, atomic, subatomic, bantam, diminutive, lilliputian, midget, petite, tiny, flyspeck, bitty, bittie, teensy, teentsy
and 11 more, teeny, wee, weeny, weensy, teensy-weensy, teeny-weeny, itty-bitty, itsy-bitsy, dinky, insignificant, dwarfish

adjective, as in relatively moderate, limited, or small

minor, modest, small-scale, pocket-size, pocket-sized, limited

adjective, as in low or inferior in station or quality

humble, low, lowly, modest, inferior

adjective, as in made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth)

belittled, diminished, decreased, reduced

adjective, as in (of children and animals) young, immature

little, young, immature

adjective, as in lowercase

little, minuscule, lowercase

adjective, as in slight or limited; especially in degree or intensity or scope

little, slight

adjective, as in (of a voice) faint

little, soft

adjective, as in not large but sufficient in size or amount

modest, moderate

adjective, as in have fine or very small constituent particles

fine

also used for small

microscopic, minute, under-endowed, compact, fun size, fun-sized, ickle, lit'l, mini, petty, pint-sized, slim, S

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Opposites of small

large, big

What does small mean?13

adjective

1

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent“a little dining room”

2

relatively moderate, limited, or small“a small business”

3

low or inferior in station or quality“a humble cottage”

4

made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth)“her comments made me feel small”

5

(of children and animals) young, immature“what a big little boy you are”

6

lowercase“little a”

7

slight or limited; especially in degree or intensity or scope“a series of death struggles with small time in between”

8

(of a voice) faint“a little voice”

9

not large but sufficient in size or amount“a modest salary”

10

have fine or very small constituent particles“a small misty rain”

noun

1

the slender part of the back

2

a garment size for a small person

adverb

1

on a small scale“think small”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with small?24

three syllables

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Show 40 near rhymes
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All 24 rhymes for small, grouped by syllable

Small in a sentence

  • Indeed this car is small, but it is powerful.Dejo
  • I'd rather have a room of my own, however small it may be.Dejo
  • Tony saw green fields and small, quiet villages.mailohilohi
  • When we are small, everything seems so big.AlanF_US
  • The barn was small, but it was strong.CM
  • These shoes are expensive, and what is more, they are too small.Jesse
  • This is a small house, but it will do for us.unknown
  • A canary is a small bird, and people sometimes keep it as a pet.Luornu

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of small

as a noun

plural
smalls

as a adjective

comparative
smaller
superlative
smallest

as a adverb

comparative
smaller
superlative
smallest