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

On rare occasions, however, one such particle could collide with an atomic nucleus and produce a tiny recoil — precisely the kind of event the LZ experiment is designed to detect. — Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026

Nor can any account of Allied conduct ignore the firebombing of German cities or the atomic destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. — Faisal Devji, Time, 11 Sep. 2026

For decades, its researchers have worked to develop groundbreaking tools to redefine how scientists visualize, understand and engineer matter at the atomic scale. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2026

More than 3,200 pistons distort two flexible mirrors with near atomic-scale precision to account for blemishes. — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026