| Main Entry: | pipsqueak |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | nonentity |
Synonyms: |
nobody, runt, shrimp, squirt, twerp, whippersnapper |
| Main Entry: | puny |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | small, insignificant |
Synonyms: |
diminutive, feeble, fragile, frail, half-pint, inconsequential, inferior, infirm, little, measly, minor, niggling, nothing, paltry, peanut, peewee, petty, picayune, piddling, pint-sized, runt, shrimp, small time, small-fry, stunted, tiny, trifling, trivial, two-bit, unconsequential, underfed, undersized, undeveloped, unsound, unsubstantial, weak, weakly, wee, worthless, zero*, zilch |
Antonyms: |
big, giant, huge, large |
| Main Entry: | runt |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | very small person |
Synonyms: |
Lilliputian, half-pint, homunculus, midget, peewee, punk*, shrimp |
| Main Entry: | small |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | tiny in size, quantity |
Synonyms: |
baby, bantam, bitty, cramped, diminutive, humble, immature, inadequate, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insufficient, limited, little, meager, microscopic, mini, miniature, minuscule, minute, modest, narrow, paltry, petite, petty, picayune, piddling, pint-sized, pitiful, pocket-sized, poor, puny, runty, scanty, scrubby, short, shrimp, slight, small-scale, stunted, teensy, teeny, toy, trifling, trivial, undersized, unpretentious, wee, young |
Antonyms: |
big, enormous, generous, huge, immense, large |
| Main Entry: | stunted |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | kept from growing |
Synonyms: |
bantam, diminutive, dwarf, dwarfed, dwarfish, half-pint, little, measly, mite, peanut, peewee, pint-sized, runted, runtish, runty, scrub, short, shot, shrimp, small, small fry, tiny, undergrown, undersized, wee, yea big, yea high |
Antonyms: |
developing, growing |
| Main Entry: | inconsequential |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | insignificant |
Synonyms: |
big zero, casual, dinky, entry level, exiguous, immaterial, inadequate, inappreciable, inconsequent, inconsiderable, insignificant, insufficient, light, little, measly, minor, negligible, no biggie, paltry, petty, picayune, puny, runt, scanty, shoestring, shrimp, skimpy, small, small potatoes, small-time, trifling, trivial, two bit, unconsidered, unimportant, wimpy, worthless |
Antonyms: |
important, significant |
| Main Entry: | pygmy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | small being |
Synonyms: |
chimpanzee, dwarf, elf, gnome, lilliputian, midget, pigmy, pixy, runt, shrimp |
| Notes: | a dwarf is smaller and not proportioned like an average person; a midget is smaller but is proportioned like an average full-grown person; a pygmy is perfectly proportioned but smaller than a midget |
Antonyms: |
giant |
| Main Entry: | shellfish |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | invertebrate |
Synonyms: |
barnacle, clam, conch, crawfish, crayfish, crustacean, lobster, mollusk, mussel, oyster, piddock, prawn, scallop, shrimp, snail, whelk |