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a tiny bit
a teeniest bit
a wee bit
a little bit
tiny room
small room
little room
cozy room
narrow room
a tiny body
a petite body
a skinny body
a small-boned body
a dainty body
a small body
a tiny fraction
a small fraction
an insignificant fraction
a measly fraction
a negligible fraction
a pitiful fraction
tiny holes
pinprick-sized holes
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Synonym Chooser

How is the word tiny distinct from other similar adjectives?

Some common synonyms of tiny are diminutive, little, miniature, minute, and small. While all these words mean "noticeably below average in size," tiny is an informal equivalent to minute.

tiny cracks formed in the painting

When could diminutive be used to replace tiny?

While in some cases nearly identical to tiny, diminutive implies abnormal smallness.

diminutive bonsai plants

When is little a more appropriate choice than tiny?

The meanings of little and tiny largely overlap; however, little is more absolute in implication often carrying the idea of petiteness, pettiness, insignificance, or immaturity.

your pathetic little smile

When might miniature be a better fit than tiny?

The words miniature and tiny can be used in similar contexts, but miniature applies to an exactly proportioned reproduction on a very small scale.

a dollhouse with miniature furnishings

When can minute be used instead of tiny?

Although the words minute and tiny have much in common, minute implies extreme smallness.

a minute amount of caffeine in the soda

How do small and little relate to one another, in the sense of tiny?

Both small and little are often interchangeable, but small applies more to relative size determined by capacity, value, number.

a relatively small backyard

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of tiny That’s a tiny fraction of the 42 percent figure for Harry Potter. ArsTechnica, 20 June 2025 The system, first approved by voters in 2019, has been used in elections around the country − from Alaska to Maine, and from San Francisco to tiny Woodland Hills, Utah (population 1,571). Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 20 June 2025 And with the ability to connect more than 120 devices, the tiny Slate 7 is suitable for use by work teams, families and multi-device users. Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025 Don't give in to temptation and cross over with your mower—not even a tiny bit. Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 8 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for tiny
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tiny
Adjective
  • Explanatory panels promise various types of monitoring, but the personal data used for monitoring is minuscule compared with competitors.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 17 June 2025
  • Given that there are infinitely many positive integers of all different sizes, however, this number is minuscule compared with even larger primes.
    Rachel Crowell, Scientific American, 16 June 2025
Adjective
  • Kids darted among game booths, waving miniature Panthers flags, and volunteers handed out popsicles and sunblock.
    Kaitlyn Pohly, Miami Herald, 22 June 2025
  • Raymond and her husband bought the land three decades ago to run a hobby farm, raising miniature donkeys, goats, chickens, horses, ducks and ponies.
    Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
Adjective
  • At a microscopic level, preventing hostile takeovers of the usually beneficial microbial ecosystems that inhabit our guts could protect many thousands of people annually from serious illness.
    Gabriel Popkin, Quanta Magazine, 16 June 2025
  • Beech leaf disease is believed to be caused by a particular type of nematode, which is a microscopic, threadlike worm.
    Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2025
Adjective
  • The motherboard is quite a bit smaller than the Framework Laptop 13 board, and the two are definitely not interchangeable.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 18 June 2025
  • The small core teams who operate them are usually experts in biodiversity and community engagement, but not marketing.
    Michelle Greenwald, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025

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“Tiny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tiny. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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