undersized

Examples

• All

• There was no room for the richness of her life in that undersized box.

  Fiction book (1998)

• The Warthogs came into Saturday's match more undersized than usual, and it showed.

  Blog text (14)

• A little undersized but the coach always said I had great feet.

  80 for Brady (2023)

• Some plants currently have automated ways to sort out undersized apples.

  Academic text (2002)

• I was ugly, undersized, and played marbles when I should have been long grown up.

  Fiction book (1990)

• A rickety, undersized swingset stood off to one side of the drive.

  Fiction book (1999)

• We had played together at recess in elementary school because we were both radically undersized.

  Academic text (2003)

• Photo (color): An undersized seed (held at the tweezer tip) is removed from a sliced grape.

  Academic text (2006)

• Dust whited out the view as the plane's wheels skidded beyond the undersized tarmac runway into dirt.

  Fiction book (2002)

• Varroa invade brood cells where the soft larvae and pupae develop, leading to undersized adults and malformations like misshapen wings.

  Academic text (2004)

Synonyms

T

tiny

vsundersized

∞ 1.0

So small it can fit in your hand

indicates smaller than expected without stressing extreme tininess

M

mini

vsundersized

109 3.5

A small version of an item made smaller than the normal size

covers any item smaller than usual, not only designed small versions

M

miniature

vsundersized

101 3.6

Very small in size compared with the usual type

means smaller than expected but not necessarily extremely small

S

smaller

vsundersized

27 1.0

A thing that is less in size or amount than another thing

describes being below the normal size for that kind

D

diminutive

vsundersized

20 6.8

Very small in size

is about being smaller than expected rather than unusually cute or tiny

S

smallish

vsundersized

10 2.0

A little smaller than usual

signals a clearer deviation below expected size rather than mild smallness

P

pint-sized

vsundersized

• Informal

7 4.2

Very small, often used for a person, animal, or thing that is lively

is a neutral description of being smaller than the usual size

H

half-size

vsundersized

3 3.1

Measuring half the usual size

is a general claim of being smaller, not a fixed fraction

D

dwarfish

vsundersized

1 7.2

Much smaller than what is normal or expected

says simply that size is below the usual without extra emphasis

U

undersize

vsundersized

3.2

Smaller than usual for its kind

is the general idea of being below usual or expected size

S

subminiature

vsundersized

• Specialized

8.1

Smaller than the normal size used for small technical devices

is broader, applying to any type rather than technical components only

Antonyms

O

oversized

61 2.3

Larger than normal and often too big for its use

How Big

large

2 1.0

medium

162 1.3

small

2 1.1

undersized

8 3.3

tiny

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology