Synonyms of half-pint

half-pint 1 of 2

adjective

as in diminutive

of a size that is less than average

one of those half-pint refrigerators that are designed for small apartments

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

half-pint

2 of 2

noun

ˈhaf-ˌpīnt 

as in dwarf

a person of no importance or influence

when I called the company to complain, I was shuttled from one half-pint to the next

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dwarf
• cipher
• lightweight
• nobody
• insect
• whippersnapper
• number
• twerp
• pip-squeak
• pygmy
• puppet
• inferior
• nothing
• zero
• snippersnapper
• nonentity
• morsel
• nullity
• no-name
• insignificancy
• zilch
• least
• noncelebrity
• reject
• nonperson
• obscurity
• outcast
• mediocrity
• figurehead
• pariah
• unperson

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• figure
• big wheel
• somebody
• eminence
• personage
• nabob
• kingpin
• head
• magnate
• leader
• VIP
• chief
• lead
• star
• personality
• planet
• celebrity
• big shot
• luminary
• kahuna
• superstar
• bigwig
• notable
• power
• party
• superior
• authority
• great power

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of half-pint

Adjective

Makes 5 half-pint jars, or 5 cups. — Senior Food Editor, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026

Then stir in sugar, and ladle the hot jelly into half-pint canning jars. — Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 May 2026

Noun

Maple syrup quarts are $27, pints are $16, and half-pints are $10, Wilkinson said. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2026

Transfer to 2 clean half-pint jars, leaving about 1/2 inch headspace in each. — Faye Levy, Oc Register, 3 Dec. 2025