smaller

Of lesser size

Smaller is the comparative form of small, indicating less size, amount, or degree than something else: The smaller apartment was more affordable.

It can compare physical dimensions, quantities, or abstract qualities: a smaller portion, a smaller chance of success.

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diminutive

tiny

Extremely small in size

pint-sized · wee · teensy · bitty · pocket-sized · teeny · itty-bitty · compact · little · mini

petite

slender

Thin and graceful

slim · slight · graceful · wispy · lithe · willowy · waiflike · fragile · elfin · diminutive

lesser

minor

Scale with lowered third

reduced · decreased · minimal · trivial · insignificant · negligible · ancillary · peripheral · junior · auxiliary

narrower

constricted

Made narrower by pressure

  • tightFirmly stretched or fitting
  • thinSmall in diameter
  • taperedGradually narrowing in width

squeezed · compressed · cramped · confined · restricted · pinched · compact · streamlined · slender · skinny

Categories
Opposites
physical size/magnitude

smallerlarger

More in size

bigger · greater · huger · bulkier · vaster

quantity/amount

smallerlarger

More in size

greater · more · bigger · major · higher

Phrases
Family

small, smallest, smallness, smallish, smalls, smallpox, smallholding, smallholder, small-minded

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