Small and Wide

Small

Small adjective - Of a size that is less than average.
Usage example: a small cat who never weighed more than five pounds

Wide is an antonym for small in topics: quantity, great.

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

Small is an antonym for wide in expansive topic.

Nearby Word: widely

Both words in one sentence

  • Wide Eyes and Shrunken Irises The "Shocked" expression for characters in Final Fantasy V have notably small eyes with wide open mouths.
  • 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.
  • Claustrophobia Instead of being afraid of small, enclosed spaces he's afraid of wide, open spaces...which is why he's terrified of prairies.
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