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Synonyms for dwarf

  • verb
  • noun
  • adjective

Most common

put to shame eclipse outshine outstrip shrink miniaturize shadow

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Overshadow — to make appear insignificant

overshadow, out-do, eclipse, outshine, outstrip, put to shame, upstage, surpass, transcend, outmatch, outshadow

2. Shrink — to render (much) smaller, turn into a dwarf (version)

shrink, diminish, miniaturize, miniaturise UK

Other

shadow

Noun

1. Midget — A person of short stature, often one whose limbs are disproportionately small in relation to the body as…

midget, pygmy, munchkin, manikin, elf dated, pigwidgeon rare

2. Dwarrow — any member of a race of beings from (especially Scandinavian and other Germanic) folklore, usually depicted…

dwarrow rare, dwarfin rare

Other

runt, gnome, homunculus, stunt, smidge

Adjective

miniature, little, puny, vest-pocket, lilliputian, dwarfish, diminutive

Antonyms

giant, massive, huge

All antonyms of dwarf →

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To render (much) smaller, turn into a dwarf (version).

  2. v. 2

    To make appear insignificant.

    Bach dwarfs all other composers.

  3. n. 1

    Any member of a race of beings from (especially Scandinavian and other Germanic) folklore, usually depicted as having some sort of supernatural powers and being skilled in crafting and metalworking, often as short with long beards, and sometimes as clashing with elves.

  4. adj. 1

    Miniature.

    The specimen is a very dwarf form of the plant.

Related words

Word family
dwarven dwarfess dwarfette dwarfish dwarfism dwarfmaid
Phrases
dwarf planet dwarf beech dwarf chimpanzee dwarf elder dwarf loach dwarf siren dwarf tossing dwarf bean
Is a kind of
star celestial body

Forms

Plural
dwarfs → midgets, pygmies, munchkins, manikins…
Past participle
dwarfed
e.g. dwarfed → overshadowed, out-done, eclipsed, outshined…

Example sentences

  • eclipse The total eclipse will last 1 hour and 43 minutes.
  • outshine I have no ambition to outshine him or any other erudite.
  • shrink In the Sahel region, Lake Chad continues to shrink.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
dwarfsteady
eclipsesteady
outshinerising
outstripfalling
shrinksteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
elf1
4 letters
puny2, runt
5 letters
stunt1, gnome1, pygmy2
6 letters
little2, shadow2, shrink1, midget2, smidge
7 letters
eclipse2, surpass2, upstage2, manikin, dwarrow, dwarfin
8 letters
diminish3, munchkin, outshine2, outstrip2, dwarfish, outmatch
9 letters
miniature4, transcend2, outshadow
10 letters
diminutive4, overshadow4, homunculus, pigwidgeon
11 letters
lilliputian4, miniaturize4, miniaturise

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (puny2 = 2 syllables).