TEENSY-WEENSY Synonyms: 119 Similar and Opposite Words

teensy-weensy

adjective

ˌtēn(t)-sē-ˈwēn(t)-sē

Definition of teensy-weensy

as in tiny

very small in size the newborn kittens were teensy-weensy and adorable

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Recent Examples of teensy-weensy The track features Weyes Blood, and was previously performed for a teensy-weensy audience at The Echo in Los Angeles. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 3 May 2026 Those chic, teensy-weensy braids were the work of Evalyn Denis, a fellow Florida native and versatile hair stylist now based in Los Angeles. — Martine Thompson, Essence, 31 Mar. 2025 This 12-hour-wear brow pencil creates teensy-weensy lines to mimic your brow’s natural hair color and thickness without creating a boxy look to them. — Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 4 Feb. 2025 Miss Manners would think that neither teensy-weensy cups nor stemware would be good candidates, but that would also depend on the condition of the ladlers. — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2023

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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

Definition of tiny

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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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