undersize

1. 1.

   smaller than normal for its kind

   Synonymsundersized

   Similarsmall

Questions about undersize

What does undersize mean?

undersize means "smaller than normal for its kind".

How many syllables are in undersize?

undersize has 3 syllables: un-der-size. The stress falls on "un".

What is another word for undersize?

Close synonyms include undersized. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is undersize a common word?

undersize is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.