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bantam - 11 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | bantam |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | small |
| Synonyms: | diminutive, little, petite, tiny |
| Antonyms: | big, huge, large |
| Main Entry: | diminutive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | tiny, petite |
| Synonyms: | bantam, button*, little, midget, miniature, minute, pocket, small, teeny*, wee*, Lilliputian, bitsy, bitty, mini, peewee*, pint-sized, pocket-sized, teensy, teensy-weensy, teeny-weeny, undersize, weeny |
| Notes: | Diminutive words can be literal or metaphorical, are often terms of endearment or affection, familiarity or intimacy, but sometimes also suggest condescension or dismissal. The contrasting word form is augmentative, whose general meaning is 'large,' often implying awkwardness or ugliness, as in eat up, hurry up. Augmentatives are common in Latinate languages. In English, augmentative words are generally formed by the addition of augmentative affixes. |
| Antonyms: | big, huge, large, tall |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dwarf |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | very small person |
| Synonyms: | bantam, midget, Lilliputian, Tom Thumb, dwarfling, homunculus |
| Antonyms: | giant |
| Main Entry: | midget |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | small person |
| Synonyms: | bantam, gnome, manikin, pygmy, runt*, Lilliputian, homuncule, homunculus, little person, midge |
| Antonyms: | giant |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | petite |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | small |
| Synonyms: | baby, bantam, dainty, delicate, diminutive, elfin, little, miniature, slight, tiny, wee*, minikin, smallish |
| Antonyms: | huge, tall, extra-large |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | stunted |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | kept from growing |
| Synonyms: | bantam, diminutive, dwarf, little, measly, mite, peanut*, scrub, short, shot, small, tiny, undersized, wee*, dwarfed, dwarfish, half-pint, peewee*, pint-sized, runted, runtish, runty, shrimp*, small fry, undergrown, yea big, yea high |
| Antonyms: | growing, developing |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bold |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | brave |
| Synonyms: | adventurous, assuming, audacious, bantam, courageous, daring, dauntless, enterprising, fearless, forward, gallant, heroic, intrepid, resolute, unafraid, undaunted, valiant, valorous, aweless |
| Antonyms: | afraid, cowardly, fearful, meek, shy, timid, weak |
| Main Entry: | little |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | small in size, amount |
| Synonyms: | babyish, bantam, brief, cramped, diminutive, dinky, elfin, embryonic, fleeting, hasty, immature, imperceptible, infant, infinitesimal, insufficient, junior, light, limited, meager, microscopic, miniature, minute, peanut*, petite, short, short-lived, skimpy, slight, snub, sparse, stubby, stunted, teeny, tiny, toy, undersized, undeveloped, wee, wizened, young, Lilliputian, hardly any, inappreciable, inconsiderable, mini, not big, not large, scant, shrimpy, shriveled, truncated |
| Antonyms: | big, enormous, giant, great, huge, immense, large, massive |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | small |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | tiny in size, quantity |
| Synonyms: | baby, bantam, cramped, diminutive, humble, immature, inadequate, inconsequential, insufficient, limited, little, meager, microscopic, miniature, minuscule, minute, modest, narrow, paltry, petite, petty, picayune, piddling*, pitiful, poor, puny*, scanty, short, slight, stunted, teeny, toy, trifling, trivial, undersized, unpretentious, wee*, young, bitty, inconsiderable, mini, pint-sized, pocket-sized, runty, scrubby, shrimp*, small-scale, teensy |
| Antonyms: | big, enormous, generous, huge, immense, large |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | audacious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | arrogant, presumptuous |
| Synonyms: | assuming, bantam, bold, brash, brassy, brazen, cheeky*, defiant, disrespectful, forward, impertinent, impudent, insolent, nervy, rude, saucy, shameless |
| Antonyms: | humble, modest, reserved, shy, timid |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | forward |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | brash, impertinent |
| Synonyms: | aggressive, assuming, audacious, bantam, bold, brazen, cheeky*, confident, familiar, fresh, impudent, nervy*, overweening, pert, presuming, presumptuous, pushing, pushy*, rude, sassy*, saucy*, self-assertive, smart, uppity*, wise, bare-faced, coming on strong, overassertive, smart-alecky |
| Antonyms: | meek, reserved, shy, timid |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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