smallish

adjective

Definition of smallishnext
as in small
of a size that is less than average a smallish row of bushes lining the yard

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for smallish
  1. small
  2. diminutive
  3. little
  4. tiny
Adjective
  • Billionaire and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos created Blue Origin back in 2000, but has to date only launched the smaller suborbital New Shepard rockets from its facilities in West Texas.
    RICHARD TRIBOU ORLANDO SENTINEL (TNS), arkansasonline.com, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Those smaller fires, like the Woodley and Lidia fires, have been contained as of Monday, and 89% of the moderately sized Hurst Fire is also under control, Cal Fire said.
    Sarah Lynch Baldwin, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2025
Definition of small
Adjective
  • The diminutive 21-year-old is slick and smooth with the puck and a smart, talented playmaker below the dots.
    Scott Wheeler, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
  • In ways large and small, the diminutive Hollywood veteran set the tone.
    Rob Marriott, VIBE.com, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of diminutive
Adjective
  • But opening more federal land to oil drilling may do little to reduce gasoline prices.
    Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
  • During Trump’s first term, duties on a wide range of imports did little to raise prices broadly and in fact were kept in place when Joe Biden took over as president.
    Jeff Cox, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of little
Adjective
  • For what’s known as PM2.5 pollution, or tiny inhalable particles of smoke and dust, a PurpleAir sensor located south of Los Angeles International Airport simultaneously returned on Monday an air quality index of 28 on AirNow’s website, 20 on WatchDuty, and 5 on PurpleAir’s official page.
    Paresh Dave, WIRED, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Despite their immense size, these gentle giants are filter feeders, primarily consuming plankton, small fish, and other tiny organisms by swimming with their mouths open to filter food from the water.
    Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Definition of tiny
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