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little


These are words and phrases related to little. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of little.

NOT GREAT IN SIZE, AMOUNT, ETC.


She's a good little girl.

Synonyms and examples


small
I live in a small town.
a little
I just want a little ice cream.
a little (bit)
I was a little bit upset that she ate the last piece of cake.
tiny
His body was covered in tiny red spots.
minute
Minute traces of explosives were found on his clothes.
minuscule
The cost of vaccination is minuscule compared to the cost of treatment.
microscopic
Microscopic particles can escape into the air.
microscopically small
Microscopically small robots could be used in the body to operate on damaged tissue.
infinitesimal
formal
Homeopathy uses infinitesimal doses of natural substances to stimulate a person's immune system.
dwarf
She planted a dwarf cherry tree in the garden.
miniature
It's a miniature bath for the doll's house.
dainty
She had dainty feet.
petite
approving
Emma was petite and shy.
exiguous
In country areas, public transport is either not available or so exiguous as to be pointless.
teensy
informal
Mel has a teensy non-speaking cameo in the film.
teeny
informal
Weren't you even a teeny bit afraid?
itsy-bitsy
humorous
They are skilled at squeezing cars into itsy-bitsy spaces,
weeny
UKinformal
How can you see anything on that weeny little screen?
wee
Scottish English or informal
He's just a wee little thing!
slight
There was a slight difference in colour.

Antonym and example


large
Karachi is Pakistan's largest city.

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low
At the moment, oil prices are low.
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Someone or something that is small is not great in size or amount.

little | American Thesaurus


little


adjective
These are words and phrases related to little. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of little.
The old man lived in a little house in the woods. The little dog followed the boy everywhere.

Synonyms


small
diminutive
petite
bantam
pint-sized
pocket-sized
miniature
wee
tiny
minute
itty-bitty
Slang
itsy-bitsy
Slang
undersized
dwarfish
stunted
pygmy
elfin
Lilliputian
microscopic
infinitesimal

Antonyms


big
large
great
immense
huge
monstrous
enormous
colossal
giant
giant-sized
A little group met to play bridge every Friday. The doctor has little hope for her recovery. There is little milk left in the pitcher.

Synonyms


small
scant
meager
skimpy
hardly any
not much
scarcely any
short
insufficient
deficient
few and far between
to be counted on one's fingers

Antonyms


much
more than enough
abundant
ample
plentiful
The tourists spent but a little time in Italy.

Synonyms


brief
short
hasty
quick
fleet
passing
short-lived
momentary

Antonym


long
She had a little cold last week, but she's fine now.

Synonyms


trivial
mild
slight
inconsequential
negligible
insignificant
unimportant
trifling
faint
piddling
paltry
of no account

Antonyms


major
important
momentous
grave
serious
considerable
significant
consequential
The criticism all came from people with little minds.

Synonyms


narrow
petty
mean
short-sighted
opinionated
inflexible
worthless
unworthy
inferior
third-rate
mediocre
commonplace
run-of-the-mill

Antonyms


broad-minded
farsighted

little


adverb
I little thought he would take me seriously. The old woman slept little. The children visit the parents little now.

Synonyms


not at all
never
by no means
not in a thousand years
in only a small amount
in a small degree
not much
slightly
scarcely
hardly
somewhat
rarely
not often
seldom

Antonyms


always
certainly
surely
assuredly
much

little


noun
Just put a little on each plate.

Synonyms


small amount
small quantity
pittance
next to nothing
minimum
drop
crumb
iota
jot
dot
whit
bit
speck
fragment
particle
dash
pinch
trifle
modicum
drop in the bucket
trace
hint
suggestion

Antonyms


lot
much
many
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