smallish

adjective

Definition of smallishnext
as in small
of a size that is less than average a smallish row of bushes lining the yard

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for smallish
  1. small
  2. diminutive
  3. little
  4. tiny
Adjective
  • Ruben Montes, 29, of Baldwin Park, was detained and arrested after firefighters from the Los Angeles County Fire Department responded to a small brush fire in Irwindale, near Rivergrade Road and the 605 Freeway at about 12:30 p.m. local time.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Trump's victory was in fact much smaller than his supporters have mythologized, and some of his promises — like that to pardon the people imprisoned on charges related to the events of Jan. 6, 2021 — are still very unpopular.
    G. Elliott Morris, ABC News, 13 Jan. 2025
Definition of small
Adjective
  • The diminutive 21-year-old is slick and smooth with the puck and a smart, talented playmaker below the dots.
    Scott Wheeler, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
  • In ways large and small, the diminutive Hollywood veteran set the tone.
    Rob Marriott, VIBE.com, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of diminutive
Adjective
  • The ensuing reply-all showed little sympathy for the ninety-five-year-old school and its community.
    Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 18 Jan. 2025
  • The summer of 2020 did little to allay those fears: Inexperienced intelligence officers from the agency were deployed to Portland, Ore., to compile dossiers on people protesting against police violence.
    Eileen Sullivan, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
Definition of little
Adjective
  • For what’s known as PM2.5 pollution, or tiny inhalable particles of smoke and dust, a PurpleAir sensor located south of Los Angeles International Airport simultaneously returned on Monday an air quality index of 28 on AirNow’s website, 20 on WatchDuty, and 5 on PurpleAir’s official page.
    Paresh Dave, WIRED, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Despite their immense size, these gentle giants are filter feeders, primarily consuming plankton, small fish, and other tiny organisms by swimming with their mouths open to filter food from the water.
    Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Definition of tiny
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