DWARFED Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

dwarfed

verb

past tense of dwarf

as in suppressed

to hold back the normal growth of shrubs dwarfed by the lack of water

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Recent Examples of dwarfed The scale of the AI boom, the report showed, has dwarfed past bubbles, including the spread of railways and the internet. — J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 28 June 2026 But the impact of that seismic shock has dwarfed just how handily Sinner was beating Cerúndolo until his body betrayed him. — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 26 June 2026 The flag dwarfed the personal expressions of grief, celebration, and commemoration that are typically the point of a municipal park. — Christopher Hooks, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026 The company’s $75 billion fundraise more than doubled that of the previous record holder, Saudi Aramco ($26 billion) and dwarfed the IPOs of tech giants Meta ($16 billion) and Uber ($8 billion). — Mary Johnstone-Louis, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026 OpenAI has already dwarfed even SpaceX’s IPO in a single funding round. — Bloomberg, Fortune, 8 June 2026 That dwarfed the offerings of Morocco, which had no existing stadiums that conformed to tournament specifications and would need to spend upwards of $15 billion to prepare for a World Cup. — Kevin Baxter follow june 7, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026 From the summit of Monte Gambarogno, the towns hugging the shore of Lake Maggiore appear as tiny specks, dwarfed by the snowcapped southern Alps to the north. — Lisa Kadane, Travel + Leisure, 1 May 2026 Although still dwarfed by the greenback in international trade, the yuan saw an uptick in demand after Iran took control of the Strait of Hormuz and began accepting payments in China’s currency to allow freighters to sail through safely. — Bloomberg, 13 Apr. 2026

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The air force said that 37 missiles and 326 drones were shot down or otherwise suppressed, with impacts of 29 missiles and 18 drones reported across 34 locations.

— David Brennan, ABC News, 6 July 2026
Security forces suppressed the protests in a bloody crackdown that killed thousands.

— Babak Dehghanpisheh, NBC news, 3 July 2026

Definition of suppressed

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The Sabres stunted his development by rushing him to the NHL, and Kekäläinen had a different vision for the position.

— Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 2 July 2026
This lack of competition has stunted the organizational capacity of both the Democratic and Republican Parties, rendering them hollow and unable to cultivate, train, or support a pipeline of young candidates.

— Peter Gosselin, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026

Definition of stunted

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The union said that unresolved complaints made against Hawk and existing climate issues have significantly diminished confidence among many educators.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2026
Mason, 22, is now hailed as a rising superstar, while Bell's championship aspirations may have diminished.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026

Definition of diminished

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The heavy use of VAR has also interrupted the flow of games by halting matches that weren’t meant to be halted, leaving everyone standing on the field while the referee goes off to watch TV, sometimes for minutes at a time.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
In March, production on season five was halted after it was revealed that fellow cast member Taylor Frankie Paul was involved in a domestic assault investigation.

— Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 11 July 2026

Definition of halted

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And somewhere while building all of that, the ambition behind it shrank to fit a spreadsheet.

— Jonathan Weeks, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
For years, many watched as their children’s worlds shrank to whatever destinations Mom or Dad had time to drive them, as kids’ use of traditional bicycles gradually declined.

— Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 7 July 2026

Definition of shrank

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To the moon All the political developments of the last 24 hours have not stopped stocks, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average hitting 53,000 for the first time ever.

— Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 7 July 2026
Not even the relentless defense chants summoned from the Sparks’ MCs stopped her.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026

Definition of stopped

Verb

But those plans were derailed on Thursday when Egyptian authorities blocked the ship, the Scarlet Lady, from entering its waters at the last minute, according to Atlantis Events, days after the vessel was refused entry to Turkey.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
The firm, which markets itself as a recreational tool for athletes and content creators, is currently blocked from selling its latest offering in the US under a new federal rule.

— J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 10 July 2026

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