Synonyms of dinky

dinky

adjective

ˈdiŋ-kē 

as in small

of a size that is less than average

recent college graduates crowding into a dinky New York City apartment

Synonyms & Similar Words

• small
• diminutive
• little
• tiny
• pocket
• miniature
• fine
• puny
• smallish
• sparse
• pocket-size
• undersized
• slight
• dwarfish
• Lilliputian
• half-pint
• dwarf
• mini
• pygmy
• miniaturized
• toylike
• shrimpy
• subnormal
• slender
• poor
• pint-size
• bantam
• stunted
• spare
• minuscule
• microscopic
• lacking
• micro
• bitty
• teeny
• weeny
• toy
• teensy
• wee
• inadequate
• insufficient
• scrubby
• infinitesimal
• meager
• skimpy
• slim
• scarce
• runty
• scant
• scanty
• stingy
• little bitty
• teeny-weeny
• minim
• inappreciable
• pinpoint
• teensy-weensy
• minute
• deficient
• wanting
• minikin
• runtish
• capsule
• bite-size
• skimp

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• large
• big
• substantial
• sizable
• great
• considerable
• grand
• handsome
• massive
• oversize
• bulky
• giant
• gigantic
• huge
• outsize
• whopping
• enormous
• goodly
• tidy
• husky
• vast
• voluminous
• gargantuan
• colossal
• mammoth
• hefty
• jumbo
• mountainous
• cavernous
• monstrous
• gross
• monolithic
• prodigious
• tremendous
• stupendous
• titanic
• monumental
• immense
• largish
• heroic
• biggish
• galactic
• staggering
• ample
• generous
• abundant
• liberal
• copious
• boxcar
• herculean
• healthy
• king-size
• bountiful
• overscale
• plentiful
• hulking
• thick
• appreciable
• wide
• humongous
• whacking
• Himalayan
• elephantine
• broad
• fat
• cyclopean
• plenteous
• Brobdingnagian
• cosmic
• infinite
• leviathan
• adequate
• pharaonic
• Bunyanesque
• sufficient
• enough
• incalculable
• immeasurable
• boundless

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dinky

Also of note is the considerable size of the hotel’s rooms, with the standard ‘Deluxe King’ occupying an ample 460 sq ft, which seems positively palatial when compared to the dinky hotel rooms that are typical across much of Japan. — Stephen Kelly, TheWeek, 26 Mar. 2026

How would real mountains compare to my favorite suburban dinky hill? — Blair Braverman, Outside, 11 Mar. 2026

And unlike the dinky little tabletop tripods of the other smart telescopes, the Celestron Origin comes with a NexStar Evolution-style mount and tripod. — Gemma Lavender, Space.com, 9 Mar. 2026

The Wave for 2, which made its debut at this year’s Florida RV Supershow, may be Westfalia America’s most accessible model, but don’t mistake it for a dinky van short on capability. — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 16 Jan. 2026