Synonyms of microscopic

microscopic

adjective

ˌmī-krə-ˈskä-pik 

variants also microscopical

as in tiny

very small in size

even a microscopic speck of dust in the eye will cause pain

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tiny
• minuscule
• infinitesimal
• small
• miniature
• atomic
• teeny
• weensy
• teensy
• itsy-bitsy
• weeny
• bitty
• little
• bitsy
• wee
• itty-bitty
• micro
• teeny-weeny
• microminiature
• little bitty
• teensy-weensy
• diminutive
• pocket-sized
• mini
• smallish
• pocket-size
• dwarf
• minute
• elfin
• model
• petite
• Lilliputian
• pocket
• pygmy
• half-pint
• baby
• dinky
• puny
• undersize
• insignificant
• dwarfish
• scrubby
• undersized
• minikin
• pint-sized
• pint-size

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• massive
• enormous
• cosmic
• gigantic
• giant
• huge
• astronomical
• colossal
• large
• planetary
• tremendous
• monumental
• prodigious
• monster
• immense
• mammoth
• monstrous
• heroic
• mountainous
• titanic
• astronomic
• substantial
• major
• extensive
• gross
• considerable
• big
• great
• sizable
• grand
• sizeable
• herculean
• good
• oversized
• bulky
• super
• handsome
• outsized
• hefty
• jumbo
• oversize
• outsize
• elephantine
• overgrown
• cosmical
• whopping
• goodly
• monolithic
• formidable
• staggering
• imposing
• heroical
• stupendous
• majestic
• vast
• grandiose
• infinite
• lofty
• towering
• largish
• hulking
• voluminous
• cavernous
• immeasurable
• king-size
• bumper
• overscale
• boundless
• king-sized
• whacking
• overscaled
• vasty

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of microscopic

Some are visible, such as soil and soot, but others are microscopic. PM 10 and 2.5 are microscopic solid or liquid droplets, up to 30 times smaller than the diameter of a human hair. —Dr. Jade Cobern, ABC News, 14 Jan. 2025

The real world was no longer enough for recent MCU movies so they have been set in microscopic environments on earth and in alternate dimensions filled with floating dragons which are meant to be hidden behind actual waterfalls. —Caroline Reid, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025

Wildfire smoke is a mixture of water vapor, gases, and microscopic particles known as particulate matter. —Emily Mullin, WIRED, 10 Jan. 2025

Unhealthy levels of exposure to this microscopic debris can damage airways and arteries, potentially triggering heart attacks and strokes. —Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025