Dwarf

/dwɔɹf/

Synonyms for "dwarf" (166 found)

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Closest matches (34)

ace ariel atom banshee bedwarf befind belittle bit bitsy brownie cluricaune corrigan dabde emphasizede-emphasizedetract fromdiminish diminutive dole dominate

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dot downplay dram dribble driblet dumpy dwarfed dwarfish elf elfin

Noun(4 words)

diminutivedwarf cultivardwarf plantdwarf variety

Strong matches (49)

Verb(1 words)

exceed

fairyfairy queenfarthing fay finnbeara fleck flyspeck fragment gnome gobbet goblin grain granule gremlin groat hair handful hob homunculus imp

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incipient iota jot kobold leprechaun lilliputian littlelittle bitmab manikin meager midge midget miniature minify minikin minim minimize minimum

Noun(9 words)

fantasy dwarffolkloric dwarfgnome gnomeslittle personmidget midgets miniature minimize

Related words (83)

minimus minutiae mite modicum molecule mote nanoid nutshell oberon ounce ouphe overshadow particle pebble peewee peri petite pinchpip squeakpip-squeak

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pittance pixieplay downpoint pooka puca puny pwca pygmy rudimental rudimentary runt runty scraggy scrubby scruple shrimp shriveled shrunk shrunken smidgen smitch speck spoonful spot sprite squat stunt stunted suppress sylph sylphid thimblefultiny bittitania tittletom thumbtrifling amounttrivia underplay undersize undersized wart wee whit wizened

Noun(13 words)

mythical dwarfnanus nibelung outsize overshadow overshadowingperson with dwarfismpigmyshort stature personsmallsmall planetsubplanet tiny

Verb(4 words)

overshadow overshadows shadow transcend

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More general

25 entries

astronomical descriptorastronomical objectbeingcelestial bodycommandcontrastive verbcreature cultivar dominate faerie faery fairy fay human organism overlook

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More specific

16 entries

Ceres Eris Plutoachondroplastic dwarfdwarf coniferdwarf fruit treedwarf galaxydwarf planetdwarf starfire dwarfhill dwarfice dwarfmicroscopic minusculepituitary dwarfstone dwarf

Collocations

15 entries

apparent sizecomparative scaledwarf coniferdwarf cultivardwarf fruit treedwarf galaxydwarf planetdwarf shrubdwarf stardwarf treered dwarfrelative sizesize contrastsize differencewhite dwarf

Inflections

6 entries

dwarfed dwarfer dwarfest dwarfing dwarfs dwarves

Derivations

6 entries

dwarfed dwarfing dwarfish dwarfism dwarflike dwarfs

Sample sentences

23 total sentences available.

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The populations of China and India dwarf those of every other nation.

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I was a dwarf compared with my hostesses.

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The penis of a dwarf elephant can reach the half meter in length.

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Dwarf tossing is not an Olympic sport.

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