MICRO Synonyms: 119 Similar and Opposite Words

micro

adjective

Definition of micro

as in mini

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Recent Examples of micro Rolling out micro feedback opportunities creates a rhythm of sharing information which allows leadership and the core change team to course correct the strategic roadmap quickly. — Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 Valkovics describes a similar reconfiguration that’s less kitchen-and-dining-room, more micro-zoned living—a breakfast banquette here, a beverage center there, a walk-in pantry stocked with countertop appliances and modular refrigeration. — Elyse Moody, Architectural Digest, 27 July 2026 Standard contracts represent 100 shares of the underlying stock, while micro contracts represent 10 shares. — Yun Li, CNBC, 27 July 2026 LaChance supports the school district ban on micro mobility devices. — Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for micro

Recent Examples of Synonyms for micro

Adjective

The little device that could cause big trouble Federal investigators are looking into mini computer devices commonly used by water utilities and other organizations.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026
His office attributed the episodes to lightheadedness, but physicians who viewed the footage said his symptoms mirrored those of mini seizures.

— Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of mini

Adjective

Shoichiro was smallish and solidly built, with a dull, pale complexion.

— Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Yet, just a few weeks ago, Zweigenhaft was on the floor inside Ragan-Brown Fieldhouse, matched up with a smallish guard who played fierce defense, crashed the boards and generally played with the aggression of Jose Alvarado of the New York Knicks.

— Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 30 July 2026

Definition of smallish

Adjective

On top of that, most companies' own data-sharing agreements with their customers and partners were never written with model-building rights in mind.

— Neda Nia, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
In a separate action, NHTSA denied a November petition from Kevin Clouse seeking a defect investigation into emergency releases in model-year 2022 Tesla Model 3 vehicles.

— Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of model

Adjective

These vines will also happily wind their way around tree trunks and shrubs and fix themselves in place with small rootlets that take on a hairy appearance as poison ivy plants mature.

— Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2026
Tidy a corner and play a favorite song, letting a small routine remind everyone that care comes through simple, repeatable acts.

— Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of small

Adjective

The MoonPie might be closer to pocket-size, but its soft and chewy texture and s’mores-like flavor will send you over the moon.

— Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 23 July 2026
Everyone—blue-collar moms, college students, CEOs—suffers from the distractions of carrying around the pinging, blinking pocket-size casinos that our phones have become.

— Xochitl Gonzalez, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026

Definition of pocket-size

Adjective

The antenna is extremely lightweight, and the team miniaturized it to be both the right size and shape to fit the tiny helicopters, which sit just 6 inches (15 centimeters) above the ground at rest.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 7 Aug. 2026
These tiny flies, about 1/8-inch long, are drawn to moist potting soil and decaying leaves on the soil’s surface around houseplants.

— Leah Chester-Davis, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of tiny

Adjective

Scientists found them by dissolving away the mud and counting microscopic glass shards, remnants of the molten magma the eruption atomized into ultra-fine and rapidly cooling dust.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 9 Aug. 2026
These help keep microscopic organisms at bay and may contribute to odor control.

— BestReviews, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of microscopic

Adjective

Fejzo is in her late fifties, petite and brunette, with birdlike features and a polite intensity.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026
The jeans are sold in three lengths, short (30 inches), regular (32 inches), and long (34 inches)—making them suitable for both tall and petite frames.

— Shannon Bauer, InStyle, 5 Aug. 2026