Synonyms of pygmy

pygmy 1 of 2

adjective

as in diminutive

of a size that is less than average

a pygmy elephant

Synonyms & Similar Words

• diminutive
• small
• little
• dwarf
• miniature
• tiny
• pocket
• dwarfish
• fine
• puny
• smallish
• slight
• dinky
• undersized
• Lilliputian
• subnormal
• half-pint
• pocket-size
• sparse
• mini
• slender
• stunted
• miniaturized
• pint-size
• shrimpy
• poor
• bantam
• toylike
• spare
• microscopic
• micro
• lacking
• minuscule
• toy
• scrubby
• wee
• teeny
• bitty
• weeny
• infinitesimal
• teensy
• minim
• insufficient
• inadequate
• scarce
• runty
• slim
• meager
• inappreciable
• little bitty
• scanty
• skimpy
• scant
• teeny-weeny
• minute
• pinpoint
• runtish
• stingy
• teensy-weensy
• wanting
• minikin
• deficient
• capsule
• bite-size
• skimp

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• large
• giant
• big
• considerable
• substantial
• husky
• great
• handsome
• sizable
• massive
• grand
• oversize
• gigantic
• enormous
• outsize
• mammoth
• huge
• goodly
• whopping
• bulky
• colossal
• galactic
• mountainous
• heroic
• monstrous
• jumbo
• voluminous
• vast
• titanic
• gargantuan
• prodigious
• tremendous
• tidy
• gross
• Himalayan
• monolithic
• immense
• monumental
• liberal
• hefty
• cavernous
• stupendous
• king-size
• largish
• boxcar
• staggering
• abundant
• healthy
• generous
• herculean
• ample
• fat
• hulking
• biggish
• appreciable
• elephantine
• copious
• plentiful
• overscale
• cyclopean
• whacking
• humongous
• bountiful
• leviathan
• thick
• cosmic
• plenteous
• wide
• Brobdingnagian
• pharaonic
• broad
• infinite
• Bunyanesque
• adequate
• boundless
• sufficient
• enough
• incalculable
• immeasurable

pygmy

2 of 2

noun

ˈpig-mē 

variants also pigmy

1

as in dwarf

something (such as an animal) much smaller than others of its kind

hummingbirds may be the pygmies of the avian world, but what they lack in size they make up for in beauty

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dwarf
• diminutive
• toy
• midget
• scrub
• miniature
• mini
• runt
• peewee
• mite

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• giant
• monster
• mammoth
• colossus
• jumbo
• behemoth
• whale
• leviathan
• titan
• whopper

2

as in cipher

a person of no importance or influence

regrettably, most of the candidates for the party's nomination that year were political pygmies

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dwarf
• cipher
• nobody
• insect
• lightweight
• puppet
• number
• twerp
• half-pint
• whippersnapper
• nothing
• pip-squeak
• zero
• inferior
• nonentity
• morsel
• insignificancy
• nullity
• zilch
• snippersnapper
• no-name
• least
• obscurity
• reject
• nonperson
• figurehead
• mediocrity
• outcast
• noncelebrity
• pariah
• unperson

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• eminence
• personage
• somebody
• leader
• nabob
• magnate
• figure
• chief
• kingpin
• head
• big wheel
• star
• lead
• kahuna
• celebrity
• VIP
• personality
• superstar
• notable
• planet
• bigwig
• luminary
• big shot
• power
• authority
• party
• superior
• great power

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pygmy

Noun

Georgia residents should be most cautious of the pygmy rattlesnake, while Oklahoma's biggest snake threat is the western pygmy rattlesnake. — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026

There is a rotation of animals also on display in the Livestock area on the opposite end of the fairgrounds, with llamas, pygmy goats, miniature donkeys, Friesian horses and more visiting as various competitions and exhibits are held. — Heather McRea, Oc Register, 25 July 2026

The second is about pygmy seahorses, which are the size of your fingernail and live in coral. — Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2026

However, hunting pygmy elephants may simply not have been worth the effort, even for a species that was otherwise capable of doing it. — ArsTechnica, 9 July 2026