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

Sometime after 2021, Higgs constructed a parking lot and installed an undersized pipe in an attempt to permit the surface water to pass under the lot. — Zuri Primos july 27, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026

Penalties for possession of each undersized lobster includes up to 60 days in jail, a $500 fine or both, according to the Monroe County State Attorney’s Office. — Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 25 July 2026

Moranis memorably played Lord Dark Helmet, the undersized Spaceballs enforcer. — Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 25 July 2026

The same goes for Louis, a linebacker who’s a bit undersized yet possesses rare coverage skills. — Miami Herald, 23 July 2026