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also undersize
as in diminutive
of a size that is less than average
though a football all-star in high school, he was just a mediocre, undersized player at the college level
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Recent Examples of undersized
Detroit scored 74 points in the paint, repeatedly beating Deandre Ayton and the Lakers' undersized frontline down low.
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CBS News, 30 Dec. 2025
Graf was undersized and undrafted coming out of juniors at 5-foot-8 and 145 pounds.
—Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 20 Dec. 2025
For now, Johnson is used to being the undersized baller on the court.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 6 Dec. 2025
Vent Hoods Shelby Van Daley, co-founder of Daley Home in Austin, Texas, has an eagle eye for undersized vent hoods.
—Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 25 Nov. 2025
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CBS News, 30 Dec. 2025
Graf was undersized and undrafted coming out of juniors at 5-foot-8 and 145 pounds.
—Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 20 Dec. 2025
For now, Johnson is used to being the undersized baller on the court.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 6 Dec. 2025
Vent Hoods Shelby Van Daley, co-founder of Daley Home in Austin, Texas, has an eagle eye for undersized vent hoods.
—Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 25 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undersized
Adjective
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Spanning 828 square feet, the diminutive house stands a block and a half from Long Branch Beach.—
Katie Schultz,
Architectural Digest,
5 Nov. 2025
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Tyrannosaurus rex did, in fact, have a diminutive relative in North America.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The founders argue that automation should be accessible to smaller operators, including neighborhood bars and private event spaces.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Jan. 2026
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There can be 30 minutes of small waves before a sneaker wave strikes.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
7 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Dick is sympathetic to Leroy’s perspective, noting that being Black in the military means having your personal life scrutinized, which is little comfort for Charlotte.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
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Sketches such as last night’s Oval Office monologue compact the coal of the administration’s info dumps into little diamonds of comedy, freeing the writers and cast to pursue more escapist fare.—
Erik Adams,
The Atlantic,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Undersized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undersized. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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