Small definition

Small as an adjective

1. limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

   "a small car"

   Same sense: little

2. relatively moderate, limited, or small

   "a small business"

   Same sense: small-scale, minor, pocket-size, pocket-sized, modest

3. (of children and animals) young, immature

   "small children"

   Same sense: little

4. slight or limited; especially in degree or intensity or scope

   "a series of death struggles with small time in between"

5. low or inferior in station or quality

   "small beginnings"

   Same sense: low, humble, modest, lowly

6. lowercase

   "small a"

   Same sense: little, minuscule

7. (of a voice) faint

   "a still small voice"

   Same sense: little

8. have fine or very small constituent particles

   "a small misty rain"

9. not large but sufficient in size or amount

   "helped in my own small way"

   Same sense: modest

10. made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth)

    "her comments made me feel small"

    Same sense: diminished, belittled

Small as a noun

11. the slender part of the back

12. a garment size for a small person

Small as an adverb

13. on a small scale

    "think small"

Synonyms and antonyms

• little definition
• small-scale
• minor
• pocket-size
• pocket-sized
• modest
• low definition
• humble
• lowly
• minuscule
• diminished
• belittled

Opposites: large, big.

All synonyms of small, sense by sense

How to say small

Small has 1 syllable and rhymes with all. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with small

• all
• call
• fall
• football
• ball
• wall
• overall
• hall
• basketball
• baseball
• tall
• recall

SMALL in word games

Scrabble

7

Words With Friends

10

Anagrams

1

Is SMALL a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check SMALL in the word checker, or unscramble SMALL to see its 1 anagram and the shorter words in its letters.