tiny

adjective

ti·ny ˈtī-nē

tinier; tiniest

Synonyms of tiny next

: very small or diminutive : minute

tinily

ˈtī-nə-lē

adverb

tininess

ˈtī-nē-nəs

noun

Choose the Right Synonym for tiny

small, little, diminutive, minute, tiny, miniature mean noticeably below average in size.

small and little are often interchangeable, but small applies more to relative size determined by capacity, value, number.

a relatively small backyard

little is more absolute in implication often carrying the idea of petiteness, pettiness, insignificance, or immaturity.

your pathetic little smile

diminutive implies abnormal smallness.

diminutive bonsai plants

minute implies extreme smallness.

a minute amount of caffeine in the soda

tiny is an informal equivalent to minute.

tiny cracks formed in the painting

miniature applies to an exactly proportioned reproduction on a very small scale.

a dollhouse with miniature furnishings

Examples of tiny in a Sentence

The computer chips were tiny. He's from a tiny town that you've probably never heard of. There's just one tiny little problem. Aren't you even a tiny bit scared?

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Cook until tiny bubbles appear around the edge of the pan and wisps of steam come off the surface of the milk. —

Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2024 Much harder than, say, emptying out your folder of screenshots from 2024 to hand out a slew of incredibly specific awards to the people and themes and tiny little moments that make watching television so much fun. —

Brian Grubb, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024 But while apprenticeships and similar programs are common in Europe, in the United States spending on high school technical training is a tiny percentage of education budgets. —

Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024 There’s still time to catch the craftsmanship of artist Laura Busse Dolan of Applied Imagination for this year’s show, featuring 25 intricate model trains of different eras traversing a tiny New York City scene constructed of natural materials. —

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