small
Of limited size
Small is the most frequent word in English for characterizing things as being not big.
It is often interchangeable with little, though usage favors small in a number of common collocations, including small amount, small print, and extremely small.
Small is also commonly used in clothing sizes.
Extremely small in size
- minusculeExtremely small in size
- diminutiveVery small, or nickname form
- microscopicToo small for eyes
- miniatureReduced-scale representation
compact · petite · wee · teeny · bitty · pint-sized · pocket-sized · Lilliputian
Minor or thin
- minorScale with lowered third
- faintWeak and indistinct
- subtleNot immediately obvious
- gentleSoft and kind
weak · light · soft · negligible · trivial · insignificant · marginal · modest
Unassuming about oneself
- simpleFree of complexity
- unpretentiousLacking false superiority
- unassumingNot making claims
- meagerDeficient in quantity
frugal · plain · understated · sparse · austere · minimal · economical · thrifty
Delicately small and pretty
- fineAcceptable in quality
- fragileEasily broken or damaged
- delicateEasily broken or harmed
- elfinSmall and sprite-like
graceful · wispy · feathery · gossamer · airy · exquisite · intricate · refined
Thin or meager
- slenderThin and graceful
- thinSmall in diameter
- tightFirmly stretched or fitting
- crampedUncomfortably lacking space
confined · constricted · restricted · tapered · squeezed · pinched · compressed · snug
Warm and snug
- close-knitStrongly united group
- privateRestricted to certain parties
- personalRelating to one's self
- familiarKnown from experience
secluded · quiet · snug · exclusive · homey · tucked-away · neighborhood · family-run
tiny
Extremely small in size
- minusculeExtremely small in size
- diminutiveVery small, or nickname form
- microscopicToo small for eyes
miniature · compact · petite · wee · teeny · bitty · pint-sized · pocket-sized · Lilliputian · puny
slight
Minor or thin
gentle · weak · light · soft · negligible · trivial · insignificant · marginal · modest · trifling
humble
Unassuming about oneself
- simpleFree of complexity
- unpretentiousLacking false superiority
- unassumingNot making claims
meager · frugal · plain · understated · sparse · austere · minimal · economical · thrifty · lowly
dainty
Delicately small and pretty
elfin · graceful · wispy · feathery · gossamer · airy · exquisite · intricate · refined · ethereal
slim
Thin or meager
cramped · confined · constricted · restricted · tapered · squeezed · pinched · compressed · snug · close
cozy
Warm and snug
- close-knitStrongly united group
- privateRestricted to certain parties
- personalRelating to one's self
familiar · secluded · quiet · snug · exclusive · homey · tucked-away · neighborhood · family-run · boutique
infant
Very young child
puppy · kitten · cub · chick · fledgling · sapling · foal · colt · piglet · kid
- adjectivesbig, urgent, amazing, temporary, bold
- basic wordsand, the, but, on, up
- S wordssay, see, set, sit, son
- childlike traitsplayful, curious, innocent, imaginative, young
- fast food termsmedium, large, extra large, supersize, king size
- handwritingcursive, block letters, penmanship, print letters, legible
smallmajor
Of chief importance
significant · important · great · substantial · considerable
- small talkPolite trivial conversation
- small townModest rural settlement
- very smallExtremely little in size
- small businessModest independent commercial venture
- small amountMinuscule quantity
- small-town livingResiding in modest communities
smaller, smallest, small talk, smallness, smallish, small fry, small-town, smalls, smallpox