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

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of microscopic

The discovery adds another odd site to a long list of places where these microscopic particles can be found. —Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024

Even in its 50th anniversary edition, there’s no shortage of art to appreciate in the microscopic world. —Michael Irving, New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2024

That would be worse than the slight stretching and microscopic tearing that would qualify as a Grade 1 sprain but not as bad as the complete tear that would qualify as a Grade 3 sprain. —Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024

Brian was taking us nymphing, a form of fly-fishing that utilizes microscopic lures that mimic aquatic insects at a juvenile or larval stage. —John Paul Brammer, SELF, 17 Oct. 2024