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small

adjective
  1. Notably below average in amount, size, or scope: bantam, little, petite, smallish. See big
  2. Contemptibly unimportant: inconsiderable, negligible, niggling, nugatory, paltry, petty, picayune, piddling, small-minded, trifling. Slang: measly. Idiom: of no account. See important
  3. Below another in standing or importance: inferior, junior, lesser, low, lower 2, minor, minor-league, petty, secondary, subaltern, subordinate, under. Informal: smalltime. See over
  4. Not yet large in size because of incomplete growth: little. See youth
  5. Not broad or elevated in scope or understanding: limited, little, narrow, narrow-minded, petty, small-minded. See limited, wide
  6. Not irritating, strident, or loud: hushed, low, low-key, low-keyed, quiet, soft, subdued, whispery. See sounds

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