What is another word for small?

It depends which small you mean. In the sense “limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent”, the synonyms are little. Across all 13 senses there are 12 distinct synonyms, and they are not interchangeable with each other — this page lists them under the sense each one belongs to.

What is the opposite of small?

The recorded antonyms are large, big. Opposites are sense-specific too: this page shows which meaning each one is the opposite of, because a word rarely has a single opposite that holds for all of its senses.

Why are the synonyms for small split into groups?

Because small carries 13 recorded senses and each has its own set of substitutes. A single flat list would put words from unrelated meanings side by side with nothing to tell them apart, which is exactly how a writer picks the wrong one. The grouping comes from WordNet's synsets, not from an editorial judgement of ours.

Does this page cover every sense of small?

It covers the 11 senses that carry a synonym, antonym, broader or narrower term. The remaining 2 senses have none recorded, so they are left off a thesaurus page and shown in full on the word page instead.

Where do the synonyms for small come from?

From Princeton University's WordNet, a lexical database maintained by lexicographers since 1985. A synonym here means a word form that shares a synset with this word — a set of forms interchangeable in one recorded context. Nothing on this page is generated by a language model.

Synonyms and antonyms

small

small/ˈsmɔl/

adjectivenounadverbCore

small has 12 distinct synonyms spread across 8 of its 13 senses. Each sense below keeps its own list, because a synonym belongs to a meaning and not to a word: swapping one sense's substitute into another sense's sentence is how a thesaurus makes writing worse. Its 2 recorded opposites are large, big.

12
Distinct synonyms: 2
Antonyms: 11 of 13
Senses with a relation

Counts are distinct word forms across every sense. A synonym that appears under three senses is counted once here and shown three times below, under each sense it belongs to.

small as an adjective

8 of 10 senses carry a relation

1.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
“a little dining room”
Synonymslittle
Antonymslarge
2.
relatively moderate, limited, or small
“a small business”
Synonymsminor modest small-scale pocket-size pocket-sized
3.
(of children and animals) young, immature
“what a big little boy you are”
Synonymslittle
5.
low or inferior in station or quality
“a humble cottage”
Synonymshumble low lowly modest
6.
lowercase
“little a”
Synonymslittle minuscule
7.
(of a voice) faint
“a little voice”
Synonymslittle
9.
not large but sufficient in size or amount
“a modest salary”
Synonymsmodest
10.
made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth)
“her comments made me feel small”
Synonymsbelittled diminished

small as a noun

2 of 2 senses carry a relation

1.
the slender part of the back
SynonymsNo synonym recorded for this sense.
Related
Broaderbody part
2.
a garment size for a small person
SynonymsNo synonym recorded for this sense.
Related
Broadersize

small as an adverb

1 of 1 sense carry a relation

1.
on a small scale
“think small”
SynonymsNo synonym recorded for this sense.
Antonymsbig

2 of the 13 recorded senses carry no synonym, antonym or related term, so they are not shown above. Every sense, with its definition and examples, is on the full entry for small.

Questions about small

What is another word for small?: It depends which small you mean. In the sense “limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent”, the synonyms are little. Across all 13 senses there are 12 distinct synonyms, and they are not interchangeable with each other — this page lists them under the sense each one belongs to.
What is the opposite of small?: The recorded antonyms are large, big. Opposites are sense-specific too: this page shows which meaning each one is the opposite of, because a word rarely has a single opposite that holds for all of its senses.
Why are the synonyms for small split into groups?: Because small carries 13 recorded senses and each has its own set of substitutes. A single flat list would put words from unrelated meanings side by side with nothing to tell them apart, which is exactly how a writer picks the wrong one. The grouping comes from WordNet's synsets, not from an editorial judgement of ours.
Does this page cover every sense of small?: It covers the 11 senses that carry a synonym, antonym, broader or narrower term. The remaining 2 senses have none recorded, so they are left off a thesaurus page and shown in full on the word page instead.
Where do the synonyms for small come from?: From Princeton University's WordNet, a lexical database maintained by lexicographers since 1985. A synonym here means a word form that shares a synset with this word — a set of forms interchangeable in one recorded context. Nothing on this page is generated by a language model.

Other views of small

Synonyms, antonyms and the broader and narrower relations for small come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Full sources and licences.

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Synonyms and antonyms

small

small/ˈsmɔl/

adjectivenounadverbCore

12
Distinct synonyms: 2
Antonyms: 11 of 13
Senses with a relation

Counts are distinct word forms across every sense. A synonym that appears under three senses is counted once here and shown three times below, under each sense it belongs to.

small as an adjective

8 of 10 senses carry a relation

1.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
“a little dining room”
Synonymslittle
Antonymslarge
2.
relatively moderate, limited, or small
“a small business”
Synonymsminor modest small-scale pocket-size pocket-sized
3.
(of children and animals) young, immature
“what a big little boy you are”
Synonymslittle
5.
low or inferior in station or quality
“a humble cottage”
Synonymshumble low lowly modest
6.
lowercase
“little a”
Synonymslittle minuscule
7.
(of a voice) faint
“a little voice”
Synonymslittle
9.
not large but sufficient in size or amount
“a modest salary”
Synonymsmodest
10.
made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth)
“her comments made me feel small”
Synonymsbelittled diminished

small as a noun

2 of 2 senses carry a relation

1.
the slender part of the back
SynonymsNo synonym recorded for this sense.
Related
Broaderbody part
2.
a garment size for a small person
SynonymsNo synonym recorded for this sense.
Related
Broadersize

small as an adverb

1 of 1 sense carry a relation

1.
on a small scale
“think small”
SynonymsNo synonym recorded for this sense.
Antonymsbig

2 of the 13 recorded senses carry no synonym, antonym or related term, so they are not shown above. Every sense, with its definition and examples, is on the full entry for small.

Questions about small

What is another word for small?: It depends which small you mean. In the sense “limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent”, the synonyms are little. Across all 13 senses there are 12 distinct synonyms, and they are not interchangeable with each other — this page lists them under the sense each one belongs to.
What is the opposite of small?: The recorded antonyms are large, big. Opposites are sense-specific too: this page shows which meaning each one is the opposite of, because a word rarely has a single opposite that holds for all of its senses.
Why are the synonyms for small split into groups?: Because small carries 13 recorded senses and each has its own set of substitutes. A single flat list would put words from unrelated meanings side by side with nothing to tell them apart, which is exactly how a writer picks the wrong one. The grouping comes from WordNet's synsets, not from an editorial judgement of ours.
Does this page cover every sense of small?: It covers the 11 senses that carry a synonym, antonym, broader or narrower term. The remaining 2 senses have none recorded, so they are left off a thesaurus page and shown in full on the word page instead.
Where do the synonyms for small come from?: From Princeton University's WordNet, a lexical database maintained by lexicographers since 1985. A synonym here means a word form that shares a synset with this word — a set of forms interchangeable in one recorded context. Nothing on this page is generated by a language model.

Other views of small

Synonyms, antonyms and the broader and narrower relations for small come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Full sources and licences.

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