stunted 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of stuntednext
as in scrubby

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stunted

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verb

past tense of stunt
as in suppressed
to hold back the normal growth of unfortunately, an unusually dry summer seems to have permanently stunted the tree

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stunted
  1. scrubby
  2. suppressed
  3. dwarf
  4. tiny
  5. halted
  6. puny
  7. diminished
  8. bitty
Adjective
  • The forests will be scrubbier and more open.
    Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Just to the south, in a clearing between stands of scrubby black spruce, a cow moose spotted the women and leapt to its feet, dashing away to the southeast and into a 32-acre area that the city is working to turn into a new snow dump site in West Anchorage.
    Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Nov. 2021
Definition of scrubby
Verb
  • But as Daniel Goleman writes in his book Social Intelligence, in a society that puts too much emphasis on individualism, the power of the social brain often gets suppressed and overlooked.
    Kevin Kruse, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • But Google's study, published in Nature, showed that for the first time, errors can be suppressed exponentially as a quantum computer increases in size – a breakthrough that has been pursued in the field for more than 30 years.
    Sorcha Bradley, The Week UK, theweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of suppressed
Adjective
  • This galaxy, roughly 59 million light-years away, is typical of the kinds of galaxies that inhabited the early universe and is classified as a dwarf irregular galaxy.
    Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Some types reach up to 6 to 10 feet tall, but dwarf varieties max out at 2 to 3 feet tall.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of dwarf
Adjective
  • The rock, ringed with black and marked by distinctive white veins and dozens of tiny bright spots, was discovered as Perseverance explored a quarter-mile-wide valley called Neretva Vallis.
    Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
  • You’ll be tempted to look for similarities with other places—the tiny, colorful homes in Icelandic villages; the cod-reliant communities in Norway; and the accents that sound far more Irish than Canadian—but there’s simply no other place like it.
    CNT Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of tiny
Verb
  • Kroger’s plans to buy grocery rival Albertsons was halted by a federal judge.
    Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Kroger’s plans to buy grocery rival Albertsons was halted by a federal judge.
    Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of halted
Adjective
  • Sunny is as neurotic and dysfunctional as any puny human.
    Chris Klimek, Vulture, 31 July 2024
  • Now in his 17th season, Chavez has a 1.51 ERA in 27 appearances and has limited hitters to a puny .054 average (2-for-37) with runners in scoring position, the best in the majors among pitchers who’ve faced at least 30 batters in RISP situations.
    David O'Brien, The Athletic, 2 July 2024
Definition of puny
Verb
  • This widespread reduction in headcount is further exacerbated by the growing risk of conventional tech roles becoming outdated or diminished due to the advancement of AI.
    Jack Kelly, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Fortunately that risk seems to have just diminished—this has huge implications for the future of secure messaging.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of diminished
Adjective
  • But Tyrannosaurus was hardly the only dinosaur to evolve itty bitty appendages.
    Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 July 2022
  • Now, even water comes in those itty bitty little bottles just right for tiny hands.
    Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 25 Oct. 2021
Definition of bitty
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