Synonyms of undersized

undersized

adjective

ˌən-dər-ˈsīzd 

variants 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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of undersized

The Rek Humanoid Robot Fighting League is a fighting organization that hosts humanoid robot versus robot brawls in an undersized MMA cage. — Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 5 Oct. 2026

This and that After years of often playing with an undersized power rotation player next to Adebayo, Spoelstra conceded last week that the ability to play more big lineups comes with psychological benefits. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2026

Veach was a devout believer in Jackson, who was undersized at 5-foot-9-ish, and passionately made the case. — Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2026

Muldowney, the Sharks’ sixth-round pick in 2022, has the skating ability and hockey IQ to offset being relatively undersized at 5 feet 9 and 172 pounds. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 16 Sep. 2026