| Main Entry: | minimum |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | least, lowest |
Synonyms: |
least possible, littlest, merest, minimal, slightest, smallest, tiniest |
Antonyms: |
largest, maximum, most |
| Main Entry: | minimum |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | lowest amount |
Synonyms: |
atom, bottom, dab, depth, dot, gleam, grain, hair, iota, jot, least, lowest, margin, modicum, molecule, nadir, narrowest, particle, pittance, point, scintilla, scruple, shadow, slightest, smallest, smidgen, soupçon, spark, speck, trifle, whit |
Antonyms: |
largest, maximum, most |
| Main Entry: | atom |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | smallest part of something |
Synonyms: |
bit, crumb, dot, fragment, grain, iota, jot, minimum, mite, modicum, molecule, morsel, mote, ounce, particle, scintilla, scrap, shred, smidgen, speck, spot, tittle, trace, whit |
| Notes: | atom comes from Greek atomos 'uncut, indivisible' - based on a- 'not' and temneir 'to cut' and it is the smallest unit of matter that retains the characteristics of an element; a molecule is the smallest unit of matter that retains the characteristics of a compound |
| Main Entry: | least |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | slightest, smallest |
Synonyms: |
atomic, bottom, entry-level, feeblest, fewest, finical, first, gutter, infinitesimal, last, lowest, meanest, microcosmic, microscopic, minimal, minimum, minute, minutest, molecular, most trivial, nadir, next to nothing, niggling, piddling, poorest, second, short-end, third, tiniest, trivial, unimportant |
Antonyms: |
most |
| Main Entry: | meager |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | small, inadequate; poor |
Synonyms: |
bare, barren, deficient, exiguous, flimsy, inappreciable, inconsiderable, infertile, insubstantial, insufficient, little, mere, minimum, miserable, paltry, puny, scant, scanty, scrimp, scrimpy, shabby, short, skimp, skimpy, slender, slight, spare, sparse, subtle, tenuous, too little too late, unfinished, unfruitful, unproductive, wanting, weak |
Antonyms: |
adequate, large, liberal, plenty, substantial, sufficient |
| Main Entry: | minimal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | littlest, slightest |
Synonyms: |
basal, basic, essential, fundamental, least, least possible, lowest, minimum, nominal, smallest, token |
Antonyms: |
maximum, most |
| Main Entry: | tiny |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very small |
Synonyms: |
Lilliputian, bitsy, bitty, diminutive, infinitesimal, insignificant, itsy-bitsy, itty-bitty, little, microscopic, midget, mini, miniature, minikin, minimum, minuscular, minuscule, minute, negligible, pee-wee, petite, pint-sized, pocket, pocket-size, puny, slight, teensy, teensy-weensy, teeny, trifling, wee, yea big |
Antonyms: |
big, enormous, gigantic, great, huge, large, vast |
| Main Entry: | trace |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | evidence; small bit |
Synonyms: |
breath, crumb, dab, dash, drop, element, footmark, footprint, fragment, hint, indication, intimation, iota, jot, mark, memento, minimum, nib, nuance, particle, pinch, proof, record, relic, remains, remnant, scintilla, shade, shadow, shred, sign, slot, smell, smidgen, snippet, soupçon, speck, spoor, spot, sprinkling, strain, streak, suggestion, survival, suspicion, taste, tincture, tinge, tittle, token, touch, track, trail, tread, trifle, vestige, whiff, whisper |
Antonyms: |
lot |
| Main Entry: | lowest |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | shortest |
Synonyms: |
base, bottom, ground, last, least, littlest, minimum, nethermost, slightest, smallest, undermost |
| Main Entry: | Lilliputian |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | tiny |
Synonyms: |
bitsy, bitty, diminutive, dwarf, infinitesimal, insignificant, itsy-bitsy, itty-bitty, little, microscopic, midget, mini, miniature, minikin, minimum, minuscular, minuscule, minute, negligible, pee-wee, petite, pint-sized, pocket, pocket-size, puny, pygmy, slight, teensy, teensy-weensy, teeny, trifling, wee, yea big |