Diminutive
Diminutive noun - A living thing much smaller than others of its kind.
Usage example: dik-diks, the diminutives of the antelope family
Monster is an antonym for diminutive.
Nearby Words: diminution, diminutively
Monster
Monster adjective - Unusually large.
Usage example: a monster truck competition
Diminutive is an antonym for monster.
Nearby Words: monstrous, monstrously
Both words in one sentence
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Batman attempted to subdue him using hypnosis, which nearly worked against the Shaggy Man's diminutive processing capability — but then Superman and a bunch of other heavy hitters plow into the monster.
Source: Interrupted Cooldown Hug -
It includes such madness as a giant taffy-blob monster named The Greedy, who is constantly shoving globs of himself into his mouth, and a diminutive king who inflates whenever he laughs, and is subjected to forced tickling which causes him to swell to immense size.
Source: Deranged Animation -
For a few McDonalds commercials, Ronald McDonald and the McDonaldland gang knew a diminutive monster named Bernice who tended to eat anything.
Source: Extreme Omnivore
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