Synonyms of puny

puny

adjective

ˈpyü-nē 

as in small

of a size that is less than average

a puny, wrinkled apple

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of puny

But the processes that govern gene regulation are proving so complex that some biologists wonder whether a full understanding of it — of how the genome really works — will ever be within the grasp of our puny minds. — Philip Ball, Quanta Magazine, 18 June 2026

Familiarity has reduced the plane into a puny can. — Joseph Trinidad, Longreads, 16 June 2026

In an earlier era, this panorama might have communicated the puny anonymity of corporate life. — Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 15 June 2026

The turbine maxed out at 25 kilowatts—puny compared to modern machines that generate up to 26 megawatts, but more than most energy experts expected from wind technology in November 1976. — IEEE Spectrum, 15 June 2026