TEENY-WEENY Synonyms: 119 Similar and Opposite Words

teeny-weeny

adjective

ˌtē-nē-ˈwē-nē

Definition of teeny-weeny

as in tiny

very small in size kept losing the teeny-weeny coffee mugs for the kitchen in her dollhouse

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Recent Examples of teeny-weeny Today, hardly anyone winces at its many iterations, from teeny-weeny bikini to the tankini in dots large or small. — Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Footwear News, 24 July 2026 The era of the teeny-weeny sunglasses is over. — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 22 June 2026 The 31-year-old looked absolutely stunning in a tiny minidress that featured spaghetti straps, a low-cut neckline, and a teeny-weeny hemline. — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 27 Jan. 2026 Quant’s miniskirt was the teeny-weeny logo of an era of liberation. — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023 Itsy-bitsy, teeny-weeny pores, visible hydration — and all without any apparent makeup. — Marci Robin, Allure, 7 July 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

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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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