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Synonyms & Antonyms of petite
having a small and thin body
—usually used to describe a woman or girl
- She's petite and has short black hair.
- a petite young woman
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for petite
- baby,
- diminutive,
- dwarf,
- elfin,
- half-pint,
- Lilliputian,
- little,
- micro,
- mini,
- minikin,
- model,
- pocket,
- pocket-size
- (also pocket-sized),
- pygmy,
- small,
- smallish
- atomic,
- bitsy,
- bitty,
- infinitesimal,
- itty-bitty
- (or itsy-bitsy),
- little bitty,
- microminiature,
- microscopic
- (also microscopical),
- miniature,
- minuscule,
- minute,
- teensy,
- teensy-weensy,
- teeny,
- teeny-weeny,
- tiny,
- wee,
- weeny
- (also weensy)
- dinky,
- dwarfish,
- insignificant,
- pint-size
- (or pint-sized),
- puny,
- scrubby,
- undersized
- (also undersize)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for petite
- big,
- bulky,
- bumper,
- considerable,
- extensive,
- good,
- goodly,
- grand,
- great,
- gross,
- handsome,
- hefty,
- hulking,
- jumbo,
- king-size
- (or king-sized),
- large,
- largish,
- major,
- outsize
- (also outsized),
- overgrown,
- overscale
- (or overscaled),
- oversize
- (or oversized),
- sizable
- (or sizeable),
- substantial,
- super,
- whacking,
- whopping
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“Petite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/petite. Accessed 26 Oct. 2021.
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The first known use of petite was in 1784
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