SMALLISH Synonyms: 159 Similar and Opposite Words

smallish

adjective

Definition of smallish

as in small

of a size that is less than average a smallish row of bushes lining the yard

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Recent Examples of smallish There is currently an asset protection structure that is making its way around social media that is aimed for smallish real estate investors. — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 While the skill is one thing, Grier says smallish players like Stenberg and Lin need to be competitive. — Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 27 June 2026 Then again, that’s a smallish sample size and there were some true bangers in the years right before, so the jury is still out. — Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 5 June 2026 By 1900, the Irish-speaking areas were a ragged patchwork of smallish standalone zones, clinging to the island’s western and southern shores. — Big Think, 4 May 2026 That’s roughly the mass of a smallish rocky asteroid, perhaps four or five kilometers in diameter. — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 24 Apr. 2026 However, a lot of big houses have been built on smallish lots. — Richard Dahlberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026 Texas has tightened up its defense at the rim against a smallish NC State squad that likes to drive to the cup. — Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 18 Mar. 2026 The upstairs room, a supper club, is smallish and cheaply finished; the food is an afterthought, the party never-starting. — Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for smallish

Adjective

In contrast, instruments on the FireSat satellites will be able to detect small brush and roadside fires 16 feet across.

— Eric Niiler, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
At the Cannes Film Festival in May, the model Toni Garrn made a striking appearance in a blue-black bustier dress embroidered with small petals.

— Amy Verner, Vogue, 6 July 2026

Definition of small

Adjective

Diaz is diminutive, a creative left-footer who is more of a No 10 from the right, coming narrow to allow full-back Hakimi to push on.

— Simon Hughes, New York Times, 9 July 2026
Fossils unearthed by archaeologists in the Liang Bua cave on the Indonesian island of Flores in 2003 led to the discovery of the diminutive hominin.

— Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 3 July 2026

Definition of diminutive

Adjective

There may be shitty people afoot in Independence, but not in that little house, not tonight.

— Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 11 July 2026
The Lost Legends videos demonstrate that, as with anything artistic, the talent of creator is crucial to success in AI so, ironically, Hollywood has little to fear from the technology.

— Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026