Small
Small adjective - Of a size that is less than average.
Usage example: a small cat who never weighed more than five pounds
Nearby Word: smallish
Wide
Wide adjective - Having a greater than usual measure across.
Usage example: the river is so wide that building a bridge across it would be impractical
Nearby Word: widely
Both words in one sentence
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The "Shocked" expression for characters in Final Fantasy V have notably small eyes with wide open mouths.
Source: Wide Eyes and Shrunken Irises - Ichigo's Zangetsu is huge and wide similar to the Buster Sword but is sized small enough that you can actually kind of wield it.
Source: Web Video / Man at Arms -
Instead of being afraid of small, enclosed spaces he's afraid of wide, open spaces...which is why he's terrified of prairies.
Source: Claustrophobia
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