variants
or itsy-bitsy
as in tiny
very small in size
maddening swarms of itty-bitty insects flew around our faces
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Recent Examples of itty-bitty
Move more freely this summer with the Desigual Capri Cargo Pants on, styling them with itty-bitty corset tops that mix something feminine into all that tomboyish edginess.
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Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 21 July 2025
The itty-bitty bottoms also left very little to the imagination.
—Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 15 July 2025
The star wore an itty-bitty bandeau top from Maison Margiela, paired with a black Balenciaga maxi skirt.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 26 June 2025
Aside from all the summer dresses with plunging necklines you’re bound to wear this season, warmer temperatures also bring with them a slew of itty-bitty tops that were once hard to find bras to wear with.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 25 June 2025
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Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 21 July 2025
The itty-bitty bottoms also left very little to the imagination.
—Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 15 July 2025
The star wore an itty-bitty bandeau top from Maison Margiela, paired with a black Balenciaga maxi skirt.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 26 June 2025
Aside from all the summer dresses with plunging necklines you’re bound to wear this season, warmer temperatures also bring with them a slew of itty-bitty tops that were once hard to find bras to wear with.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for itty-bitty
Adjective
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Although, her selection of dazzling looks in and of themselves were enough to distract fans from the tiny blip.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The tiny matching spoon fits perfectly inside the lid of the jam jar, and the jar even comes with a circular spoon rest. Serve up your favorite jams of the season, or use the jar in a gift basket alongside homemade creations during the holidays.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The invasive quagga mussels found in an Idaho river in 2023 were microscopic.—
Alex Music
August 17,
Idaho Statesman,
17 Aug. 2025
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Over 800 tiny light louvers spread across the grille and headlight bar at the front and the taillights at the rear, where a microscopic spoiler matches a chrome lower diffuser.—
Michael Teo Van Runkle,
ArsTechnica,
13 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Once inside the lymph node, the liver cells induce it to start growing a miniature version of a liver, called an ectopic organ, which has the same function as the original.—
Alex Knapp,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Early plans for a Lilliputian Museum and Lilliputian Land with a miniature train and canal boat rides eventually got absorbed into Fantasyland.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Itty-bitty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/itty-bitty. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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