HALF-PINT Synonyms: 217 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of half-pint

as in diminutive

of a size that is less than average one of those half-pint refrigerators that are designed for small apartments

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half-pint

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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

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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

Once inside the dining hall, Middleton paid for the soldiers’ drinks and was even spotted sipping a half-pint of Guinness — the unit’s go-to drink — herself, People reported. — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2025 To assemble the trifles, use an upside-down half-pint jelly jar as a cookie cutter and cut 20 circles from the baked cake. — Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for half-pint

Recent Examples of Synonyms for half-pint

Adjective

Diaz is diminutive, a creative left-footer who is more of a No 10 from the right, coming narrow to allow full-back Hakimi to push on.

— Simon Hughes, New York Times, 9 July 2026
Fossils unearthed by archaeologists in the Liang Bua cave on the Indonesian island of Flores in 2003 led to the discovery of the diminutive hominin.

— Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 3 July 2026

Definition of diminutive

Noun

And the question is whether the planets even have atmospheres, because M dwarfs are quite active.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 9 July 2026
Fell also recommends using tall plants for support, including okra or sweet corn; dwarf varieties of corn are known to do well in containers.

— Martha Ross, Mercury News, 8 July 2026

Definition of dwarf

Adjective

In contrast, instruments on the FireSat satellites will be able to detect small brush and roadside fires 16 feet across.

— Eric Niiler, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
At the Cannes Film Festival in May, the model Toni Garrn made a striking appearance in a blue-black bustier dress embroidered with small petals.

— Amy Verner, Vogue, 6 July 2026

Definition of small

Noun

But in my view, our relationships to animals, whose lives are untouched by the existential woes and artifices of personhood, are the richest and most evident ciphers for our own often inscrutable psyches.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 June 2026
Consider a dashboard that shows applications, including keys and libraries; network traffic protocols and ciphers; hardware, such as HSMs and TPMs; and third-party dependencies, including cryptographic or software bills of materials.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026

Definition of cipher

Adjective

There may be shitty people afoot in Independence, but not in that little house, not tonight.

— Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 11 July 2026
The Lost Legends videos demonstrate that, as with anything artistic, the talent of creator is crucial to success in AI so, ironically, Hollywood has little to fear from the technology.

— Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of little

Noun

Soundcore Noise Cancelling Earbuds Deal The lightweight Soundcore Space A40 earbuds feature an advanced adaptive ANC system that automatically blocks up to 98% of distracting external ambient noise.

— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 13 July 2026
Wear lightweight, light-colored clothing and seek shade whenever possible.

— Callie Zanandrie, CBS News, 12 July 2026

Definition of lightweight

Adjective

Large clutches, like those at Bottega Veneta and Chanel, and comfortable shoulder bags like the Miu Miu multi-pocket bag, also featured.

— Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
My favorite and most-used is the Patagonia Baggies Brimmer ($50), which looks like a safari hat and should probably be matched with one of those tan, multi-pocket vests.

— Jakob Schiller, Outside Online, 1 June 2021

Definition of pocket

Noun

Yvonne and Nick’s disastrous wedding dinner is the day the cast went from nobodies to actual practitioners of the reality-television arts and sciences.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 1 July 2026
Despite the tragicomic instability and the rotating cast of nobodies temporarily tasked with running the country, when seen in macroeconomic terms, Peru appears to be doing just fine, thank you.

— Daniel Alarcón, New Yorker, 4 June 2026

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