tiny

adjective

ti·ny ˈtī-nē How to pronounce tiny (audio)

tinier; tiniest

: very small or diminutive : minute

tinily

ˈtī-nə-lē

adverb

tininess

ˈtī-nē-nəs How to pronounce tiny (audio)

noun

Example Sentences

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?

Recent Examples on the Web Tucked near the entrance of Beacon Hill Books and Cafe is a tiny room for the imaginary squirrel that calls the shelves home.

Diti Kohli, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Sep. 2022 Crammed into a tiny room under the stadium, Nick Saban is set to address the 20-19 win over Texas.

Michael Casagrande | Mcasagrande@al.com, al, 10 Sep. 2022 Of course, your tiny dorm room likely isn’t going to offer expansive space for food storage, but there are a couple ways to creatively get around that.

Audrey Bruno, SELF, 6 Sep. 2022 Tomljanovic was younger, a tiny bit better and most of all unrelenting in the biggest moment of her career.

Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 3 Sep. 2022 Sliding a heavy-duty padlock off a thick metal door, Ms. Karore and her team file into the tiny room that serves as their headquarters, and sit on blue plastic chairs.

Mukelwa Hlatshwayo, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Sep. 2022 Everyone was a tiny bit skeptical of the idea that Destiny 2 season 18, now called Season of Plunder, would be launching its raid race for the reprised raid just three days after launch.

Paul Tassi, Forbes, 26 Aug. 2022 Inflation eased a tiny bit in June as prices began to fall for some of the goods and services that are used to calculate the Consumer Price Index.

oregonlive, 11 Aug. 2022 For its fourth-generation foldable designs, Samsung has slimmed down the hinge and the bezels around the screen(s), making the devices a tiny bit more compact than their predecessors.

Julian Chokkattu Parker Hall, Wired, 10 Aug. 2022 See More

tiny

adjective

as in minuscule

very small in size the forest ranger showed us how every square foot of forest is alive with tiny creatures

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minuscule
miniature
small
microscopic
teeny
teensy
bitty
wee
weeny
infinitesimal
bitsy
little
itty-bitty
itsy-bitsy
atomic
microminiature
weensy
microscopical
teeny-weeny
smallish
baby
teensy-weensy
little bitty
mini
petite
diminutive
micro
minute
model
dinky
dwarf
pocket
puny
elfin
pygmy
pocket-sized
insignificant
minikin
undersized
pocket-size
scrubby
dwarfish
pint-sized
Lilliputian
half-pint
pint-size
undersize

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

large
gigantic
huge
giant
enormous
massive
big
colossal
monstrous
mammoth
mountainous
immense
tremendous
sizable
sizeable
prodigious
monumental
monster
substantial
cosmic
major
elephantine
titanic
largish
astronomical
great
oversized
heroic
planetary
considerable
outsized
herculean
bulky
hefty
extensive
grand
handsome
astronomic
gross
super
jumbo
outsize
goodly
overgrown
good
hulking
whopping
oversize
cosmical
heroical
majestic
formidable
vast
stupendous
lofty
monolithic
grandiose
staggering
imposing
bumper
towering
overscaled
cavernous
infinite
voluminous
overscale
whacking
king-sized
immeasurable
vasty
king-size
boundless

Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of tiny are diminutive, little, miniature, minute, and small. While all these words mean "noticeably below average in size," tiny is an informal equivalent to minute.

tiny cracks formed in the painting

While in some cases nearly identical to tiny, diminutive implies abnormal smallness.

diminutive bonsai plants

The meanings of little and tiny largely overlap; however, little is more absolute in implication often carrying the idea of petiteness, pettiness, insignificance, or immaturity.

your pathetic little smile

The words miniature and tiny can be used in similar contexts, but miniature applies to an exactly proportioned reproduction on a very small scale.

a dollhouse with miniature furnishings

Although the words minute and tiny have much in common, minute implies extreme smallness.

a minute amount of caffeine in the soda

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

a relatively small backyard

单词	tiny
释义	tiny adjective ti·ny ˈtī-nē tinier; tiniest : very small or diminutive : minute tinily ˈtī-nə-lē adverb tininess ˈtī-nē-nəs noun Synonyms atomic bitsy bitty infinitesimal itty-bitty itsy-bitsy little bitty microminiature microscopic microscopical miniature minuscule minute teensy teensy-weensy teeny teeny-weeny wee weeny weensy See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences 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? Recent Examples on the Web Tucked near the entrance of Beacon Hill Books and Cafe is a tiny room for the imaginary squirrel that calls the shelves home. Diti Kohli, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Sep. 2022 Crammed into a tiny room under the stadium, Nick Saban is set to address the 20-19 win over Texas. Michael Casagrande \| Mcasagrande@al.com, al, 10 Sep. 2022 Of course, your tiny dorm room likely isn’t going to offer expansive space for food storage, but there are a couple ways to creatively get around that. Audrey Bruno, SELF, 6 Sep. 2022 Tomljanovic was younger, a tiny bit better and most of all unrelenting in the biggest moment of her career. Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 3 Sep. 2022 Sliding a heavy-duty padlock off a thick metal door, Ms. Karore and her team file into the tiny room that serves as their headquarters, and sit on blue plastic chairs. Mukelwa Hlatshwayo, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Sep. 2022 Everyone was a tiny bit skeptical of the idea that Destiny 2 season 18, now called Season of Plunder, would be launching its raid race for the reprised raid just three days after launch. Paul Tassi, Forbes, 26 Aug. 2022 Inflation eased a tiny bit in June as prices began to fall for some of the goods and services that are used to calculate the Consumer Price Index. oregonlive, 11 Aug. 2022 For its fourth-generation foldable designs, Samsung has slimmed down the hinge and the bezels around the screen(s), making the devices a tiny bit more compact than their predecessors. Julian Chokkattu Parker Hall, Wired, 10 Aug. 2022 See More Word History Etymology alteration of Middle English tine First Known Use 1598, in the meaning defined above Kids Definition tiny adjective ti·ny ˈtī-nē tinier; tiniest : very small tiny adjective as in minuscule very small in size the forest ranger showed us how every square foot of forest is alive with tiny creatures Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance minuscule miniature small microscopic teeny teensy bitty wee weeny infinitesimal bitsy little itty-bitty itsy-bitsy atomic microminiature weensy microscopical teeny-weeny smallish baby teensy-weensy little bitty mini petite diminutive micro minute model dinky dwarf pocket puny elfin pygmy pocket-sized insignificant minikin undersized pocket-size scrubby dwarfish pint-sized Lilliputian half-pint pint-size undersize Antonyms & Near Antonyms large gigantic huge giant enormous massive big colossal monstrous mammoth mountainous immense tremendous sizable sizeable prodigious monumental monster substantial cosmic major elephantine titanic largish astronomical great oversized heroic planetary considerable outsized herculean bulky hefty extensive grand handsome astronomic gross super jumbo outsize goodly overgrown good hulking whopping oversize cosmical heroical majestic formidable vast stupendous lofty monolithic grandiose staggering imposing bumper towering overscaled cavernous infinite voluminous overscale whacking king-sized immeasurable vasty king-size boundless See More Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of tiny are diminutive, little, miniature, minute, and small. While all these words mean "noticeably below average in size," tiny is an informal equivalent to minute. tiny cracks formed in the painting While in some cases nearly identical to tiny, diminutive implies abnormal smallness. diminutive bonsai plants The meanings of little and tiny largely overlap; however, little is more absolute in implication often carrying the idea of petiteness, pettiness, insignificance, or immaturity. your pathetic little smile The words miniature and tiny can be used in similar contexts, but miniature applies to an exactly proportioned reproduction on a very small scale. a dollhouse with miniature furnishings Although the words minute and tiny have much in common, minute implies extreme smallness. a minute amount of caffeine in the soda Both small and little are often interchangeable, but small applies more to relative size determined by capacity, value, number. a relatively small backyard
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