as in tiny
very small in size
had to look closely to see the teeny splinter in her foot
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of teeny
Tel Aviv’s strip of beach is teeny but vital and vibey nonetheless.
—
Noa Tishby, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
Her bouquet was a simple sprig of something with teeny flowers, very cutesy very DIY.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2025
Shots in the Dark are still very much a part of the game, but Annie and Nicole both opt to vote rather than pick an adorably teeny scroll.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 24 Sep. 2025
Here are the anti-suicide nets at Foxconn’s Chinese sweatshops, the teeny-tiny Apple logos engraved on the smallest iPhone parts to guard against unauthorized repair.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for teeny
Noa Tishby, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
Her bouquet was a simple sprig of something with teeny flowers, very cutesy very DIY.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2025
Shots in the Dark are still very much a part of the game, but Annie and Nicole both opt to vote rather than pick an adorably teeny scroll.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 24 Sep. 2025
Here are the anti-suicide nets at Foxconn’s Chinese sweatshops, the teeny-tiny Apple logos engraved on the smallest iPhone parts to guard against unauthorized repair.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for teeny
Recent Examples of Synonyms for teeny
Adjective
-
At the previous World Cup in 2022, hosted by tiny Qatar, all of England’s games were in Doha or just outside that city.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
-
Nanotubes are ultra-small cylindrical structures, so tiny that thousands could fit across the width of a human hair.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Nov. 2025
Adjective
-
The amount of space between garden soil particles is so minuscule that container plants struggle to send their roots into it and extract nutrients from it.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Nov. 2025
-
Budgets for these projects are minuscule (generally, $100,000 to $300,000 per series), and platforms release a lot of them, experimenting to see what resonates with viewers.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Teeny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teeny. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share