Synonyms of undersized

undersized

adjective

ˌən-dər-ˈsīzd 

variants also undersize

as in diminutive

of a size that is less than average

though a football all-star in high school, he was just a mediocre, undersized player at the college level

Synonyms & Similar Words

• diminutive
• small
• fine
• smallish
• inadequate
• little
• puny
• dinky
• lacking
• slight
• dwarfish
• insufficient
• subnormal
• poor
• pygmy
• shrimpy
• pocket
• half-pint
• minuscule
• toylike
• Lilliputian
• tiny
• pocket-size
• bantam
• pint-sized
• slender
• pocket-sized
• stunted
• pint-size
• scarce
• dwarf
• sparse
• microscopic
• microscopical
• slim
• bitty
• miniature
• skimpy
• teeny
• deficient
• weeny
• scrubby
• toy
• meager
• minim
• micro
• infinitesimal
• stingy
• runty
• mini
• teensy
• miniaturized
• meagre
• wee
• inappreciable
• little bitty
• scanty
• weensy
• spare
• scant
• pinpoint
• teeny-weeny
• niggardly
• teensy-weensy
• wanting
• minute
• runtish
• minikin
• skimp
• capsule
• bite-sized
• bite-size

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• large
• oversized
• oversize
• considerable
• big
• substantial
• bulky
• handsome
• outsized
• sizeable
• great
• sizable
• husky
• massive
• outsize
• voluminous
• enormous
• giant
• huge
• tidy
• gigantic
• grand
• goodly
• vast
• whopping
• tremendous
• gross
• hefty
• gargantuan
• prodigious
• colossal
• monstrous
• mammoth
• immense
• mountainous
• heroic
• jumbo
• cavernous
• abundant
• monolithic
• generous
• humongous
• stupendous
• ample
• staggering
• healthy
• plentiful
• titanic
• overscaled
• liberal
• monumental
• herculean
• appreciable
• largish
• galactic
• boxcar
• cyclopean
• biggish
• copious
• thick
• hulking
• king-sized
• overscale
• bountiful
• wide
• fat
• king-size
• Himalayan
• plenteous
• whacking
• elephantine
• broad
• adequate
• humungous
• Brobdingnagian
• heroical
• sufficient
• leviathan
• infinite
• Bunyanesque
• enough
• pharaonic
• cosmic
• boundless
• immeasurable
• incalculable
• cosmical

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of undersized

The versatile, undersized defender consistently gets stellar results and can play either side or up front in a pinch. —Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 7 Aug. 2024

But the 25-year-old is undersized as a starter (5-foot-11) and has at times struggled with walks. —Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 19 Nov. 2024

Nebraska’s wide receiver depth chart coming out of preseason camp one year ago featured an undersized No. 1 option who had never gained more than 32 yards on a catch in five seasons of college football. —Mitch Sherman, The Athletic, 16 Aug. 2024

This applies not only to 5×5, but also to 3×3, where an undersized Team USA roster will need to find ways to win against international powerhouses. —Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 26 July 2024