" small "

1: of a size that is less than average;

  * e.g., " ... a small cat who never weighed more than five pounds "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bantam,

•  diminutive,

•  dinky,

•  dwarfish,

•  fine,

•  half-pint,

•  Lilliputian,

•  little,

•  pint-size,

•  pocket,

•  pocket-size,

•  puny,

•  pygmy,

•  shrimpy,

•  slight,

•  smallish,

•  subnormal,

•  toylike,

•  undersized

•  Antonyms : 

•  big,

•  biggish,

•  considerable,

•  goodly,

•  grand,

•  great,

•  handsome,

•  husky,

•  king-size,

•  large,

•  largish,

•  outsize,

•  overscale,

•  oversize,

•  sizable,

•  substantial,

•  tidy,

•  whacking,

•  whopping

2: small in degree;

  * e.g., " ... your chances of winning the lottery are so small that it's best not to count on it "

•  Synonyms : 

•  fragile,

•  frail,

•  negligible,

•  off,

•  outside,

•  remote,

•  slight,

•  slim

•  Antonyms : 

•  good

3: lacking importance;

  * e.g., " ... reluctant to bring such a small matter to the boss's attention "

•  Synonyms : 

•  fiddling,

•  foolish,

•  frivolous,

•  incidental,

•  inconsequential,

•  inconsiderable,

•  insignificant,

•  little,

•  Mickey Mouse,

•  minor,

•  minute,

•  negligible,

•  nugatory,

•  slight,

•  small-fry,

•  trifling,

•  trivial,

•  unimportant

•  Antonyms : 

•  big,

•  consequential,

•  eventful,

•  important,

•  major,

•  material,

•  meaningful,

•  momentous,

•  significant,

•  substantial,

•  unfrivolous,

•  weighty

1: as in petty, worthless;

•  Synonyms : 

•  nickel-and-dime,

•  paltry,

•  petty,

•  worthless,

•  jerkwater,

•  one-horse,

•  anonymous,

•  nameless,

•  obscure,

•  uncelebrated,

•  unknown,

•  fiddling,

•  foolish,

•  frivolous,

•  incidental,

•  inconsequential,

•  inconsiderable,

•  insignificant,

•  little,

•  Mickey Mouse,

•  minor,

•  minute,

•  negligible,

•  nugatory,

•  slight,

•  small,

•  small-fry,

•  trifling,

•  trivial,

•  unimportant

•  Antonyms : 

•  big,

•  consequential,

•  eventful,

•  important,

•  major,

•  material,

•  meaningful,

•  momentous,

•  significant,

•  substantial,

•  unfrivolous,

•  weighty,

•  decisive,

•  fatal,

•  fateful,

•  chief,

•  dominant,

•  overbearing,

•  overmastering,

•  overriding,

•  principal,

•  distinctive,

•  exceptional,

•  impressive,

•  outstanding,

•  prominent,

•  remarkable,

•  valuable,

•  worthwhile,

•  worthy,

•  distinguished,

•  eminent,

•  great,

•  illustrious,

•  preeminent,

•  prestigious,

•  famous,

•  notorious,

•  renowned,

•  all-important,

•  basic,

•  essential,

•  fundamental,

•  key

1: lacking importance;

  * e.g., " ... some small-fry official in the state government with a big-time ego "

•  Synonyms : 

•  fiddling,

•  foolish,

•  frivolous,

•  incidental,

•  inconsequential,

•  inconsiderable,

•  insignificant,

•  little,

•  Mickey Mouse,

•  minor,

•  minute,

•  negligible,

•  nugatory,

•  slight,

•  small,

•  trifling,

•  trivial,

•  unimportant

•  Antonyms : 

•  big,

•  consequential,

•  eventful,

•  important,

•  major,

•  material,

•  meaningful,

•  momentous,

•  significant,

•  substantial,

•  unfrivolous,

•  weighty

1: unwilling to grant other people social rights or to accept other viewpoints;

  * e.g., " ... a small-minded man only concerned with his own well-being "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bigoted,

•  illiberal,

•  intolerant,

•  narrow,

•  narrow-minded,

•  prejudiced

•  Antonyms : 

•  broad-minded,

•  liberal,

•  open-minded,

•  tolerant,

•  unprejudiced

2: not broad or open in views or opinions;

  * e.g., " ... resented the small-minded people who automatically opposed every new idea "

•  Synonyms : 

•  illiberal,

•  insular,

•  Lilliputian,

•  little,

•  narrow,

•  narrow-minded,

•  parochial,

•  petty,

•  picayune,

•  provincial,

•  sectarian,

•  small

•  Antonyms : 

•  broad-minded,

•  catholic,

•  cosmopolitan,

•  liberal,

•  open,

•  open-minded,

•  receptive,

•  tolerant

1: as in lightweight, half-pint;

•  Synonyms : 

•  half-pint,

•  lightweight,

•  inferior,

•  subordinate,

•  underling,

•  nobody,

•  nothing,

•  zero

•  Antonyms : 

•  baron,

•  captain,

•  czar,

•  king,

•  lion,

•  lord,

•  magnate,

•  mogul,

•  monarch,

•  Napoleon,

•  prince,

•  tycoon,

•  big boy,

•  big cheese,

•  bigfoot,

•  biggie,

•  big gun,

•  big shot,

•  big wheel,

•  bigwig,

•  fat cat,

•  figure,

•  heavy,

•  heavyweight,

•  honcho,

•  kahuna,

•  main man,

•  mover and shaker,

•  nabob,

•  nawab,

•  notable,

•  personage,

•  pooh-bah,

•  supremo,

•  VIP,

•  celebrity,

•  personality,

•  star,

•  superstar

1: as in lightweights, half-pints;

•  Synonyms : 

•  half-pints,

•  lightweights,

•  inferiors,

•  subordinates,

•  underlings,

•  nobodies,

•  zeros

•  Antonyms : 

•  barons,

•  captains,

•  czars,

•  kings,

•  lions,

•  lords,

•  magnates,

•  moguls,

•  monarchs,

•  Napoleons,

•  princes,

•  tycoons,

•  big boys,

•  big cheeses,

•  bigfeet,

•  biggies,

•  big guns,

•  big shots,

•  big wheels,

•  bigwigs,

•  fat cats,

•  figures,

•  heavies,

•  heavyweights,

•  honchos,

•  kahunas,

•  main men,

•  movers and shakers,

•  nabobs,

•  nawabs,

•  notables,

•  personages,

•  pooh-bahs,

•  supremos,

•  VIPs,

•  celebrities,

•  personalities,

•  stars,

•  superstars

1: a portable weapon from which a shot is discharged by gunpowder;

  * e.g., " ... the soldiers keep their small arms securely in their holsters when not on patrol "

•  Synonyms : 

•  arm,

•  firearm,

•  gun,

•  heat,

•  piece

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: something of little importance;

  * e.g., " ... the money we spend on cable is small beer compared to the mortgage payment we have to come up with every month "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bagatelle,

•  child's play,

•  frippery,

•  nonproblem,

•  nothing,

•  picayune,

•  shuck(s),

•  small change,

•  trifle,

•  triviality

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: something of little importance;

  * e.g., " ... he rightfully dismissed his woes as small change compared to the life-threatening problems faced by others "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bagatelle,

•  child's play,

•  frippery,

•  nonproblem,

•  nothing,

•  picayune,

•  shuck(s),

•  small beer,

•  trifle,

•  triviality

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: stubborn or intolerant adherence to one's opinions or prejudices;

  * e.g., " ... the small-mindedness of her parents would never allow them to accept a son-in-law of a different religion "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bigotry,

•  dogmatism,

•  illiberalism,

•  illiberality,

•  illiberalness,

•  intolerance,

•  intolerantness,

•  narrow-mindedness,

•  opinionatedness,

•  partisanship,

•  sectarianism

•  Antonyms : 

•  broad-mindedness,

•  liberalism,

•  liberality,

•  open-mindedness,

•  tolerance