miniature
Very small, like a tiny copy of something bigger.
miniature in a sentence
- Inside the dolls' house was a miniature kitchen with pans the size of buttons.
- The model railway had miniature trees and tiny painted people smaller than your thumbnail.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to miniature?
- Aenormous
- Bhuge
- Cgiant
- Dtiny
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D: tiny. The other three mean the opposite of miniature.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to miniature?
- Atiny
- Bmini
- Csmall
- Dhuge
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D: huge. The other three mean nearly the same as miniature.
Words that mean something similar
tiny, small, mini
Words that mean the opposite
huge, giant, enormous
More words about size & amount
- moderate: Neither too much nor too little, around the middle.
- monumental: Extremely large or important.
- morsel: A small piece of food.
- multitude: A very large number of people or things.
- notable: Important or interesting enough to be noticed and remembered.
- numerous: Very many in number.
- plentiful: Available in large amounts; more than enough.
- possess: To own or have something.
More words to explore
Sitting the 11+ in Kent, Medway or Buckinghamshire?
Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test