Synonyms of minuscule

minuscule

adjective

ˈmi-nə-ˌskyül 

as in tiny

very small in size

public health officials have claimed that the chemical is harmless in such minuscule amounts

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of minuscule

Scientists at Aalto University in Finland have built the world’s first cyclic heat engine, operating inside a superconducting circuit and using a minuscule amount of heat from a quantum refrigerator to convert it into useful work. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 13 July 2026

These are railway stations with absolutely minuscule passenger numbers that tend to have, at most, one or two trains a week passing through them. — Rob Crossan, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 July 2026

How crawling with minuscule life indifferent to the one that ended here. — Emily Ruskovich, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026

Still, the game’s result seemed minuscule when stacked against Alfonso’s personal tragedy and the earthquake’s destruction in Venezuela. — Liana Handler follow, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026

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