Synonyms of atomic

atomic

adjective

ə-ˈtä-mik 

as in tiny

very small in size

made atomic adjustments to the clock's mechanism to keep it from whirring as it ran

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of atomic

Researchers will use those collisions to probe the internal structure of matter and study how quarks and gluons, the fundamental particles responsible for building protons and neutrons, behave inside atomic nuclei. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026

By studying what happens when these energetic particles collide with target materials, scientists can investigate the shapes and sizes of atomic nuclei. — Andrea Richard, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2026

In Godzilla Minus Zero, a flashback to the bloody aftermath of Godzilla’s attack on Tokyo in 1947 in the first film is followed by one to Hiroshima in the wake of the 1945 atomic bombing. — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2026

Even the constituents of atoms—the protons and neutrons that make up atomic nuclei—couldn’t immediately coalesce. — Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 28 Sep. 2026