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

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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

By 1938, the troupe of dwarves had begun to spend its winters in South Florida. —Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 25 Dec. 2025

As kobolds go, Heinzelmann was more harmless than most, going about his business protecting the castle from giants and dwarves and keeping the staff updated on faerie gossip, as well as protecting the chambermaids from unwelcome attentions from visiting noblemen. —Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025

Fighting off hordes of alien monstrosities AND digging for rare minerals in outer space as a crew of beer-swilling, ass kicking space dwarves? —Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 6 Oct. 2025

And all these dwarves and elves and humans go, ‘What? —Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2025

The box covers the most popular classes and ancestries such as humans, elves, dwarves and halflings. —Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025

His social media footprint dwarfs that of even Timothée Chalamet. —Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 5 Aug. 2025

Verb

Much like Tom Brady and Peyton Manning in their late 30s, Stafford has reached a point where his experience dwarfs that of younger defenders, making his offense a nightmare to defend. —Nate Atkins, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025

The intensity of the war in Ukraine dwarfs those numbers. —David Brennan, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2025

This majestic fuselage dwarfs the actors, who shelter inside it like mice in a storm drain. —Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2025

Evansville's West Side Nut Club puts on an autumn extravaganza that dwarfs others by comparison, according to rankings provided by USA TODAY. —John Tufts, IndyStar, 29 Sep. 2025

While the scale of the data center AI market dwarfs PCs, that doesn’t mean this isn’t worth pursuing for Nvidia. —Kevin Stankiewicz,zev Fima, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025

The sum dwarfs most acquisitions this year — and marks TIFF’s first eight-figure deal in several editions — underlining the resilience of genre cinema at a time when studios and streamers alike are cautious. —Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2025

Ultimately, this isn’t a surprise—on one hand, the $100 million already mobilized to shape AI policy and regulation feels like a lot, but that number absolutely dwarfs the billions a16z manages and that OpenAI has raised. —Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025

The scenic appeal is undeniable, nature’s majestic prose both frames and dwarfs the tumultuous affectations of the characters. —Holly Jones, Variety, 11 Aug. 2025