100 Words to Use Instead of “Small”

100 Words to Use Instead of

No. Term Definition
1. Abbreviated Shortened; cut down in length.
2. Adolescent Not fully grown; youthful.
3. Baby Very young; tiny.
4. Bantam Small and compact; diminutive.
5. Barely-there Almost imperceptible; minimal.
6. Bitty Very small; tiny.
7. Brief Short in duration or length.
8. Buddy-size Compact; easy to carry.
9. Button-sized About the size of a button.
10. Childlike Having a youthful, slight quality.
11. Compact Closely packed; not large.
12. Condensed Made shorter or denser.
13. Cramped Too tight for space.
14. Dainty Delicately small and pretty.
15. Diminished Reduced in size or amount.
16. Diminutive Very little in size.
17. Discrete Separate; limited in scope.
18. Downsized Made smaller than before.
19. Dwarf Much smaller than typical.
20. Elementary Basic; limited in complexity.
21. Faint Slight; barely noticeable.
22. Finite Limited; not extensive.
23. Fledgling New and underdeveloped.
24. Fractional Very slight; a small part.
25. Frail Delicate; slight in build.
26. Gossamer Very light and delicate.
27. Half-pint Very short or slight person.
28. Handful A modest amount; limited quantity.
29. Humble Modest; not grand.
30. Itty-bitty Extremely tiny.
31. Junior Younger; lesser in rank.
32. Knee-high Short; low in height.
33. Lesser Not as great or large.
34. Lightweight Not heavy; slight.
35. Lilliputian Extremely tiny; miniature.
36. Limited Restricted in size or scope.
37. Little Not big; of modest size.
38. Low-profile Unobtrusive; not prominent.
39. Lowly Humble; of low status.
40. Marginal Slight; barely sufficient.
41. Meager Scant; not enough.
42. Measly Contemptibly slight; paltry.
43. Micro Extremely tiny; very small-scale.
44. Mini Very short or reduced-size.
45. Miniature Much smaller than usual.
46. Minimal Very little; least possible.
47. Minuscule Tiny; extremely small.
48. Minute Very tiny; extremely slight.
49. Modest Not large; moderate in size.
50. Narrow Small in width.
51. Neat Small and tidy; compact.
52. Negligible So slight as to be ignored.
53. Nubbin A small lump or stub.
54. Nugget A small solid piece.
55. Paltry Insignificantly small; trivial.
56. Peewee Very small; tiny.
57. Petite Small and delicately built.
58. Piddling Trifling; insignificant.
59. Pint-sized Very short; small in stature.
60. Pocket-sized Small enough to fit a pocket.
61. Puny Weak and small.
62. Quaint Charmingly old-fashioned and slight.
63. Quarter-size About the size of a coin.
64. Reduced Made smaller; lessened.
65. Restricted Limited; confined in extent.
66. Runt Smallest or weakest of a group.
67. Scant Barely sufficient; limited.
68. Scrawny Thin and underdeveloped.
69. Short Not long; limited in length.
70. Shrimpy Very small and slight.
71. Slight Small in degree or amount.
72. Slim Thin; not thick.
73. Sliver A very thin piece.
74. Snug Tight; closely fitting.
75. Sparse Thinly spread; not dense.
76. Speck A tiny spot or particle.
77. Stunted Prevented from growing fully.
78. Subcompact Smaller than standard size.
79. Subtle Not obvious; understated.
80. Teensy Very tiny.
81. Teeny-weeny Extremely tiny.
82. Terse Brief and to the point.
83. Thin Not thick; slender.
84. Thumb-sized About the size of a thumb.
85. Tiddly Trifling; tiny.
86. Tight Closely packed; not roomy.
87. Tiny Very small in size.
88. Trifling Unimportant; slight.
89. Truncated Shortened by cutting off.
90. Undersized Smaller than standard.
91. Understated Deliberately restrained; not showy.
92. Unnoticeable Hard to see; very slight.
93. Vastly reduced Greatly decreased in size.
94. Vestigial Rudimentary; reduced from former size.
95. Wee Very small; tiny.
96. Weeny Very small; tiny.
97. Wispy Thin, light, and slight.
98. Withered Shriveled; reduced in size.
99. Wretchedly little Pitifully small in amount.
100. X-small Extra small; very little.