SMALLEST Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word smallest. (close relations)
small
Best Alternative Words for SMALLEST
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minuscule | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • of or relating to a small cursive script developed from uncial; 7th to 9th centuries noun • 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 adjective satellite • lowercase • extremely small | ||||||||
minute | nounn | |||||||
noun • a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour • an indefinitely short time • a particular point in time • a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree • a short note • distance measured by the time taken to cover it adjective satellite • infinitely or immeasurably small • characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination | ||||||||
littlest | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • Small in size. • Insignificant, trivial. • Very young. • (of a sibling) Younger. • (also Little) Used with the name of a place, especially of a country or its capital, to denote a neighborhood whose residents or storekeepers are from that place. • Small in amount or number, having few members. • Short in duration; brief. • Small in extent of views or sympathies; narrow; shallow; contracted; mean; illiberal; ungenerous. | ||||||||
tiniest | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • very small | ||||||||
little | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adjective • limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent • (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some • low in stature; not tall; describing something or someone with a stature less than normal noun • a small amount or duration adverb • not much adjective satellite • (of children and animals) young, immature • (informal) small and of little importance • (of a voice) faint • lowercase • small in a way that arouses feelings (of tenderness or its opposite depending on the context) | ||||||||
modest | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself • not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance adjective satellite • not large but sufficient in size or amount • free from pomp or affectation • low or inferior in station or quality • humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness • relatively moderate, limited, or small | ||||||||
belittled | verbv | |||||||
adjective satellite • made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth) | ||||||||
diminished | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective • (of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use adjective satellite • impaired by diminution • (of musical intervals) reduction by a semitone of any perfect or minor musical interval • made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth) | ||||||||
humble | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful adjective satellite • low or inferior in station or quality • used of unskilled work (especially domestic work) • of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense) verb • cause to be unpretentious • cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of | ||||||||
low | adverb, noun, adjectiveadv, n, adj | |||||||
adjective • less than normal in degree or intensity or amount • being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension • used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency noun • British political cartoonist (born in New Zealand) who created the character Colonel Blimp (1891-1963) • an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation • a low level or position or degree • the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving adverb • in a low position; near the ground adjective satellite • very low in volume • unrefined in character • 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 verb • make a low noise, characteristic of bovines | ||||||||
lowercase | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • relating to small (not capitalized) letters that were kept in the lower half of a compositor's type case noun • the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case | ||||||||
lowly | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • 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) | ||||||||
microscopic | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • of or relating to or used in microscopy adjective satellite • visible under a microscope; using a microscope • extremely precise with great attention to details • so small as to be invisible without a microscope | ||||||||
minor | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • 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 noun • a young person of either sex adjective satellite • of the younger of two boys with the same family name • warranting only temporal punishment • relatively moderate, limited, or small verb • have as one's secondary field of study | ||||||||
pocket-size | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • relatively moderate, limited, or small • small enough to be carried in a garment pocket | ||||||||
pocket-sized | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • relatively moderate, limited, or small • small enough to be carried in a garment pocket | ||||||||
small-scale | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • created or drawn on a small scale • relatively moderate, limited, or small | ||||||||
tiny | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • very small | ||||||||
wee | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • a short time adjective satellite • (used informally) little or tiny • very early verb • eliminate urine | ||||||||
young | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth noun • any immature animal • United States film and television actress (1913-2000) • young people collectively • United States civil rights leader (1921-1971) • British physicist and Egyptologist; he revived the wave theory of light and proposed a three-component theory of color vision; he also played an important role in deciphering the hieroglyphics on the Rosetta Stone (1773-1829) • United States jazz tenor saxophonist (1909-1959) • English poet (1683-1765) • United States baseball player and famous pitcher (1867-1955) • United States religious leader of the Mormon Church after the assassination of Joseph Smith; he led the Mormon exodus from Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah (1801-1877) adjective satellite • (of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity • suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh • being in its early stage • not tried or tested by experience |