of limited size; of comparatively restricted dimensions; not big; little

a small box.

slender, thin, or narrow

a small waist.

not large as compared with others of the same kind

a small elephant.

(of letters) lower-case ( def. 1 ) .

not great in amount, degree, extent, duration, value, etc.

a small salary.

not great numerically

a small army.

of low numerical value; denoted by a low number.

having but little land, capital, power, influence, etc., or carrying on business or some activity on a limited scale

a small enterprise.

of minor importance, moment, weight, or consequence

a small problem.

humble, modest, or unpretentious

small circumstances.

characterized by or indicative of littleness of mind or character; mean-spirited; petty

a small, miserly man.

of little strength or force

a small effort.

(of sound or the voice) gentle; with little volume.

very young

when I was a small boy.

diluted; weak.

in a small manner

They talked big but lived small.

into small pieces

Slice the cake small.

in low tones; softly.

something that is small

Do you prefer the small or the large?

a small or narrow part, as of the back.

those who are small

Democracy benefits the great and the small.

smalls, small goods or products.

smalls, British .

underclothes.

household linen, as napkins, pillowcases, etc.

smalls, British Informal . the responsions at Oxford University.

smalls, Mining . coal, ore, gangue, etc., in fine particles. ?

feel small

to be ashamed or mortified

Her unselfishness made me feel small.

adjective

big , enormous , generous , huge , immense , large , distinguished , excellent , famous , fine , important , untrivial , benevolent , broad-minded , considerate , giving , kind

adjective

baby , bantam , bitty , cramped , diminutive , humble , immature , inadequate , inconsequential , inconsiderable , insufficient , limited , little , meager , microscopic , mini , miniature , minuscule , minute , modest , narrow , paltry , petite , petty , picayune , piddling * , pint-sized , pitiful , pocket-sized , poor , puny * , runty , scanty , scrubby , short , shrimp * , slight , small-scale , stunted , teensy , teeny , toy , trifling , trivial , undersized , unpretentious , wee * , young , bush-league * , ineffectual , inferior , insignificant , lesser , light , lower , mean , minor , minor-league , negligible , secondary , set , small-fry , small-time * , unessential , base , grudging , ignoble , illiberal , selfish , vulgar , smallish , niggling , nugatory , piddling , small-minded , junior , low , subaltern , subordinate , under , narrow-minded , hushed , low-key , low-keyed , quiet , subdued , whispery , atomic , atrophied , contracted , corpuscular , dinky , dwarfish , faint , feeble , fine , frivolous , homeopathic , humiliated , imperceptible , inappreciable , incommodious , infinitesimal , lilliputian , mignon , minikin , minimal , miniscule , molecular , piping , pocket size , puny , remote , scant , slender , sordid , thin , tiny , ultramicroscopic , undeveloped , ungenerous , unimportant , weak , weazened , wee