Synonyms of microscopic

microscopic

adjective

ˌmī-krə-ˈskä-pik 

variants also microscopical

as in tiny

very small in size

even a microscopic speck of dust in the eye will cause pain

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tiny
• minuscule
• infinitesimal
• small
• miniature
• atomic
• teeny
• weensy
• teensy
• itsy-bitsy
• weeny
• bitty
• little
• bitsy
• wee
• itty-bitty
• micro
• teeny-weeny
• microminiature
• little bitty
• teensy-weensy
• diminutive
• pocket-sized
• mini
• smallish
• pocket-size
• dwarf
• minute
• elfin
• model
• petite
• Lilliputian
• pocket
• pygmy
• half-pint
• baby
• dinky
• puny
• undersize
• insignificant
• dwarfish
• scrubby
• undersized
• minikin
• pint-sized
• pint-size

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• massive
• enormous
• cosmic
• gigantic
• giant
• huge
• astronomical
• colossal
• large
• planetary
• tremendous
• monumental
• prodigious
• monster
• immense
• mammoth
• monstrous
• heroic
• mountainous
• titanic
• astronomic
• substantial
• major
• extensive
• gross
• considerable
• big
• great
• sizable
• grand
• sizeable
• herculean
• good
• oversized
• bulky
• super
• handsome
• outsized
• hefty
• jumbo
• oversize
• outsize
• elephantine
• overgrown
• cosmical
• whopping
• goodly
• monolithic
• formidable
• staggering
• imposing
• heroical
• stupendous
• majestic
• vast
• grandiose
• infinite
• lofty
• towering
• largish
• hulking
• voluminous
• cavernous
• immeasurable
• king-size
• bumper
• overscale
• boundless
• king-sized
• whacking
• overscaled
• vasty

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of microscopic

The new proof broadly consists of three steps: derive the macroscopic theory from the mesoscopic one; derive the mesoscopic theory from the microscopic one; and then stitch them together in a single derivation of the macroscopic laws all the way from the microscopic ones. —Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 14 Apr. 2025

This circular platter is divided into some 100 rectangular tiles, each of which contains billions of microscopic electrical switches. —Billy Perrigo, Time, 2 Apr. 2025

For as any turkey hunter will tell you, the big, ugly birds make up for any lack in sense of smell with their microscopic vision and stethoscopic hearing. —Dave Duffey, Outdoor Life, 2 Apr. 2025

That only works because their bodies are covered in microscopic, water-repellent hairs. —Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025