Synonyms of dwarfs

dwarfs 1 of 2

noun

variants also dwarves

plural of dwarf

1

as in diminutives

a living thing much smaller than others of its kind

Shetland ponies are the dwarfs of the horse world

Synonyms & Similar Words

• diminutives
• midgets
• scrubs
• pygmies
• runts
• minis
• miniatures
• mites
• peewees
• nubbins

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• giants
• monsters
• behemoths
• titans
• mammoths
• whales
• leviathans
• colossi
• jumbos
• whoppers

2

as in elves

an imaginary being usually having a small human form and magical powers

Snow White and the seven dwarfs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• elves
• fairies
• goblins
• trolls
• gnomes
• faeries
• pixies
• sprites
• leprechauns
• brownies
• gremlins
• kobolds
• fays
• hobgoblins
• pucks
• little people
• ghouls
• changelings
• nixies
• banshees
• ogres
• imps
• kelpies
• hags

3

as in nobodies

a person of no importance or influence

it would be ridiculous to compare the two sculptors—one's a giant of the art world and the other's a dwarf

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nobodies
• numbers
• lightweights
• shrimp
• ciphers
• insects
• pygmies
• inferiors
• half-pints
• whippersnappers
• puppets
• nullities
• twerps
• zeros
• pip-squeaks
• nonentities
• insignificancies
• snippersnappers
• obscurities
• no-names
• morsels
• zilches
• leasts
• noncelebrities
• nonpersons
• mediocrities
• figureheads

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• figures
• leaders
• personages
• magnates
• chiefs
• stars
• big shots
• leads
• eminences
• heads
• planets
• VIPs
• personalities
• celebrities
• bigwigs
• kingpins
• superstars
• big wheels
• luminaries
• nabobs
• notables
• authorities
• somebodies
• powers
• kahunas
• parties
• superiors
• great powers

dwarfs

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of dwarf

as in suppresses

to hold back the normal growth of

shrubs dwarfed by the lack of water

Synonyms & Similar Words

• suppresses
• halts
• shrinks
• diminishes
• blocks
• stops
• stems
• stunts
• stalls
• stays
• catches
• arrests
• checks
• impedes
• obstructs
• holds back
• stills
• holds up
• balks
• downsizes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• advances
• encourages
• promotes
• fosters
• boosts
• nourishes
• forwards
• nurtures

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dwarfs

Noun

This is why a major question in the field is whether or not rocky planet atmospheres can even survive at all around M dwarfs. — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 16 July 2026

And the question is whether the planets even have atmospheres, because M dwarfs are quite active. — Quanta Magazine, 9 July 2026

As virality goes, this is not a big number, but the passion that the account has aroused dwarfs its reach. — David Kamp, New Yorker, 29 June 2026

Major props to the dwarfs who saw this as a convenient way to score help in the cleaning department. — Lincee Ray, Entertainment Weekly, 25 June 2026

Brown dwarfs are weird objects that have masses that are intermediate between those of giant planets and small stars. — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 19 June 2026

Writer Steve Phillips’ investments in the race dwarfs spending by any other single donor. — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026

Mini dwarfs are small-scale race cars with a maximum speed of 34 mph. — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2026

Big money, uneven returns Steyer’s spending dwarfs every other candidate. — Grace Hase, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2026

Verb

Meanwhile, gambling providers must pay a gambling tax rate on net gaming revenue, which often dwarfs the size of the corporate income tax rate. — Nathan Goldman, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Investment in that sport dwarfs that of many others, although F1 teams, such as Red Bull, have academies supporting young drivers with in-seat time, simulator time, fitness and nutrition. — Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 25 July 2026

Everglades National Park — the Southeast’s other marquee wetland and itself a World Heritage site — also dwarfs the Okefenokee. — Drew Kann, AJC.com, 20 July 2026

All that came as the United States hosted the World Cup, the global soccer tournament that dwarfs the Super Bowl with billions of viewers and millions of fans visiting from around the world. — Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 16 July 2026

The total spending in this year's primary contest between Bennet and Weiser, at nearly $23 million, dwarfs that in the GOP race. — Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 30 June 2026

That dwarfs anything the powerhouse Spain teams did in the early 2010s, when the team was known for stringing together an insane number of passes that led to a goal. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 29 June 2026

This scale dwarfs European and North American national markets combined, creating an enormous economy of scale for manufacturers of black paints. — New Atlas, 26 June 2026

California is still the biggest spender overall, and even the neighboring New York state dwarfs New Jersey today — but change is in the Jersey Shore salt water air. — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 23 June 2026