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small as in on a small scale
- “think small“
small as in the slender part of the back
small as in a garment size for a small person
small as in limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
- “a little dining room“
- “a little house“
- “a small car“
- “a little (or small) group“
Synonyms
- little not much; a small amount or duration; limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent; (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; (of children and animals) young, immature; (informal) small and of little importance; (of a voice) faint; low in stature; lowercase; small in a way that arouses feelings (of tenderness or its opposite depending on the context)
small as in relatively moderate, limited, or small
- “a small business“
- “a newspaper with a modest circulation“
- “small-scale plans“
- “a pocket-size country“
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- minor have as one’s secondary field of study; a young person of either sex; of lesser importance or stature or rank; lesser in scope or effect; inferior in number or size or amount; (of a scale or mode) having half steps between the second and third degrees, and (usually) the fifth and sixth degrees, and the seventh and eighth degrees; not of legal age; of lesser seriousness or danger; of your secondary field of academic concentration or specialization ; of the younger of two boys with the same family name; warranting only temporal punishment; relatively moderate, limited, or small
- modest marked by simplicity; not large but sufficient in size or amount; free from pomp or affectation; not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance; low or inferior in station or quality; humble in spirit or manner; relatively moderate, limited, or small
- small-scale created or drawn on a small scale; relatively moderate, limited, or small
- pocket-size relatively moderate, limited, or small; small enough to be carried in a garment pocket
- pocket-sized relatively moderate, limited, or small; small enough to be carried in a garment pocket
small as in (of children and animals) young, immature
- “what a big little boy you are“
- “small children“
Synonyms
- little not much; a small amount or duration; limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent; (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; (of children and animals) young, immature; (informal) small and of little importance; (of a voice) faint; low in stature; lowercase; small in a way that arouses feelings (of tenderness or its opposite depending on the context)
small as in slight or limited
- “especially in degree or intensity or scope“
- “a series of death struggles with small time in between“
Synonyms
- small(a)
small as in low or inferior in station or quality
- “a humble cottage“
- “a lowly parish priest“
- “a modest man of the people“
- “small beginnings“
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- humble cause to be unpretentious; cause to feel shame; low or inferior in station or quality; marked by meekness or modesty; used of unskilled work (especially domestic work) ; of low birth or station (`base’ is archaic in this sense)
- low in a low position; make a low noise, characteristic of bovines ; an air mass of lower pressure; British political cartoonist (born in New Zealand) who created the character Colonel Blimp (1891-1963) ; a low level or position or degree; the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; less than normal in degree or intensity or amount; literal meanings; very low in volume; unrefined in character; used of sounds and voices; of the most contemptible kind; low or inferior in station or quality; no longer sufficient; subdued or brought low in condition or status; filled with melancholy and despondency
- lowly low or inferior in station or quality; inferior in rank or status; used of unskilled work (especially domestic work) ; of low birth or station (`base’ is archaic in this sense)
- modest marked by simplicity; not large but sufficient in size or amount; free from pomp or affectation; not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance; low or inferior in station or quality; humble in spirit or manner; relatively moderate, limited, or small
small as in lowercase
- “little a“
- “small a“
- “e.e.cummings’s poetry is written all in minuscule letters“
Synonyms
- little not much; a small amount or duration; limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent; (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; (of children and animals) young, immature; (informal) small and of little importance; (of a voice) faint; low in stature; lowercase; small in a way that arouses feelings (of tenderness or its opposite depending on the context)
- minuscule the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor’s type case ; a small cursive script developed from uncial between the 7th and 9th centuries and used in medieval manuscripts ; of or relating to a small cursive script developed from uncial; lowercase; extremely small
small as in (of a voice) faint
- “a little voice“
- “a still small voice“
Synonyms
- little not much; a small amount or duration; limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent; (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; (of children and animals) young, immature; (informal) small and of little importance; (of a voice) faint; low in stature; lowercase; small in a way that arouses feelings (of tenderness or its opposite depending on the context)
small as in have fine or very small constituent particles
- “a small misty rain“
small as in not large but sufficient in size or amount
- “a modest salary“
- “modest inflation“
- “helped in my own small way“
Synonyms
- modest marked by simplicity; not large but sufficient in size or amount; free from pomp or affectation; not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance; low or inferior in station or quality; humble in spirit or manner; relatively moderate, limited, or small
small as in made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth)
- “her comments made me feel small“
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- belittled made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth)
- diminished impaired by diminution ; (of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use; (of musical intervals) reduction by a semitone of any perfect or minor musical interval; made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth)