TEENSY Synonyms: 119 Similar and Opposite Words

teensy

adjective

ˈtēn(t)-sē

Definition of teensy

as in tiny

very small in size for years we lived in a teensy apartment that was the size of the proverbial broom closet

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Recent Examples of teensy The booklouse, which has not been found outdoors in Alaska, feeds on teensy bits of mold that form on formerly living things, including food. — Ned Rozell | Alaska Science, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Feb. 2023 The dead battery that could’ve ruined my entire trip was instead a teensy, minor annoyance. — Eric Ravenscraft, WIRED, 20 Nov. 2022 This is not the case with Pretty in Pink, which made $40 million on a comparatively teensy $9 million budget. — Drew MacKie, Peoplemag, 29 Aug. 2022 Hummingbirds are accustomed to feeding at patches of flowers, where each blossom contains just a teensy-tiny amount of life-giving nectar. — John Kelly, Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2022 See All Example Sentences for teensy

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Commonly associated with environmental risk factors such as smoking or exposure to hazards like radon, the rare but aggressively fast-growing condition gets its name from the unusually tiny appearance of its cells.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2026
These tiny architects of the deep sea actively regulate microbial populations.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026

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These informative passages function similarly to footnotes, but without the disruption of having to read minuscule print at the bottom of the page.

— Heller McAlpin, Christian Science Monitor, 16 Oct. 2026
Study after study, by public officials and think tanks, has shown that voting by noncitizens and other ineligible voters happens only at minuscule, statistically insignificant levels.

— Christopher Miller, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of minuscule

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