What is another word for puny?
760 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ pjˈuːni], [ pjˈuːni], [ p_j_ˈuː_n_i]
When you think of the word "puny," words like weak, feeble, small, and frail come to mind. However, there are several other synonyms for the word puny that can be used to describe something or someone who is physically or mentally insignificant. Some additional synonyms for puny include undersized, measly, slight, diminutive, paltry, and insignificant. Each of these terms carries a slightly different connotation, but they all suggest a lack of strength or importance. Whether you are writing a story, an article, or simply looking for a more descriptive word to use, there are plenty of synonyms for puny that can help you convey your message more effectively.
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Similar words for puny:
- elfin (adjective)
- feeble (adjective)
- humble (adjective)
- insubstantial (adjective)
- lank (adjective)
- light (adjective)
- little (adjective)
- low (adjective)
- short (adjective)
- small (adjective)
- undersized (adjective)
- underweight (adjective)
- vain (adjective)
- weak (adjective)
- weakly (adjective)
- all (adjective)
- frail (adjective)
- inconsequential (adjective)
- inconsequential/inconsiderable (adjective)
- lilliputian (adjective)
- meager (adjective)
- measly (adjective)
- miniscule/minuscule (adjective)
- minute (adjective)
- paltry (adjective)
- pathetic (adjective)
- piddling (adjective)
- piddly (adjective)
- pintsized (adjective)
- poor (adjective)
- small, insignificant (adjective)
- teensy-weensy (adjective)
- teeny-weeny (adjective)
- thin (adjective)
- tiny (adjective)
- trifling (adjective)
- trivial (adjective)
Synonyms for Puny:
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adj.
• elfin • feeble • humble • insubstantial- too little too late ,
- fly by night ,
- in corporeal ,
- in substantial ,
- in tangible ,
- in-corporeal ,
- in-substantial ,
- in-tangible ,
- meta physical ,
- meta-physical ,
- un-real .
- Fleshless ,
- all skin and bones ,
- thin as a rail ,
- thin as rail ,
- all skin bones ,
- more fleshless ,
- most fleshless .
- brief ,
- compact ,
- concise ,
- delicate ,
- diminutive ,
- few ,
- little ,
- meager ,
- narrow ,
- scanty ,
- short ,
- succinct .
- Toyer ,
- baby ,
- bantam ,
- beggarly ,
- deficient ,
- dwarfish ,
- microscopic ,
- miniature ,
- minimal ,
- minor ,
- miserly ,
- modest ,
- negligible ,
- niggardly ,
- nugatory ,
- piddling ,
- scrawny ,
- shrimper ,
- slight ,
- slim ,
- smallish ,
- spare ,
- sparing ,
- stingy ,
- teeny ,
- teeny-weeny ,
- toy ,
- trifling ,
- ungenerous ,
- wee .
- Shucker ,
- in vicious circle ,
- no-win ,
- not a prayer ,
- on a treadmill ,
- on treadmill ,
- time-wasting ,
- unnotable ,
- going nowhere ,
- profitless .
- anile ,
- laid low ,
- sensile ,
- in secure ,
- in securer ,
- in securest ,
- in-secure ,
- in-securer ,
- in-securest ,
- more anile ,
- more faltering ,
- more sensile ,
- most anile ,
- most faltering ,
- most sensile ,
- un stable ,
- un stabler ,
- un stablest ,
- un-stable ,
- un-stabler ,
- un-stablest .
- puny .
- more fracturable ,
- more shatterable ,
- more shattery ,
- most fracturable ,
- most shatterable ,
- most shattery ,
- un sound ,
- un sounder ,
- un substantial ,
- un-sound ,
- un-sounder ,
- un-soundest ,
- un-substantial ,
- wishy washy ,
- wishy-washy ,
- wishywashy .
- entrylevel ,
- in appreciable ,
- in consequent ,
- in considerable ,
- in-appreciable ,
- in-consequent ,
- in-considerable ,
- more entry level ,
- more entry-level ,
- more entrylevel ,
- more shoestring ,
- most entry level ,
- most entry-level ,
- most entrylevel ,
- most shoestring ,
- runter ,
- runtest ,
- twobit ,
- un considered ,
- un-considered .
- in fertile ,
- in-fertile ,
- scrimpest ,
- scrimpier ,
- scrimpiest ,
- skimpest ,
- un finished ,
- un fruitful ,
- un productive ,
- un-finished ,
- un-fruitful ,
- un-productive .
- itsy bitsy ,
- itsybitsy ,
- more itsy bitsy ,
- more itsy-bitsy ,
- more itsybitsy ,
- more mini ,
- more miniscule ,
- more pint sized ,
- more pint-sized ,
- more small scale ,
- more small-scale ,
- more smallscale ,
- most itsy bitsy ,
- most itsy-bitsy ,
- most itsybitsy ,
- most mini ,
- most pint sized ,
- most pint-sized ,
- most small scale ,
- most small-scale ,
- most smallscale ,
- small scale ,
- smallscale .
- ex act ,
- ex-act ,
- in visible ,
- in-visible ,
- more microbic ,
- more minim ,
- more peewee ,
- most microbic ,
- most minim ,
- most minimal ,
- most peewee ,
- non essential .
- low down ,
- more derisory ,
- more low down ,
- more low-down ,
- more lowdown ,
- more unconsequential ,
- most derisory ,
- most low down ,
- most low-down ,
- most lowdown ,
- most unconsequential ,
- un consequential ,
- un-consequential .
- diddlier ,
- diddliest ,
- more rinky dink ,
- more rinky-dink ,
- more rinkydink ,
- most rinky dink ,
- most rinky-dink ,
- most rinkydink ,
- rinky dink ,
- rinky-dink .
- more attenuate ,
- more attenuated ,
- more beanpole ,
- more beanstalk ,
- more featherweight ,
- more pinched ,
- more shadow ,
- more shriveled ,
- more twiglike ,
- more undernourished ,
- most attenuate ,
- most attenuated ,
- most beanpole ,
- most beanstalk ,
- most featherweight ,
- most pinched ,
- most shadow ,
- most shriveled ,
- most twiglike ,
- most undernourished ,
- polest ,
- reedier ,
- reediest ,
- scraggier ,
- stalkier ,
- stalkiest ,
- stickest ,
- stilt ,
- stilter ,
- stiltest ,
- threadlike ,
- under nourished ,
- under-nourished .
- bitsier ,
- bitsiest ,
- itty bitty ,
- ittybitty ,
- more itty bitty ,
- more itty-bitty ,
- more ittybitty ,
- more minikin ,
- more minuscular ,
- more pee wee ,
- more pee-wee ,
- more pocket size ,
- more pocket-size ,
- more pocketsize ,
- most itty bitty ,
- most itty-bitty ,
- most ittybitty ,
- most minikin ,
- most minuscular ,
- most pee wee ,
- most pee-wee ,
- most pocket size ,
- most pocket-size ,
- most pocketsize ,
- pee wee ,
- pocket size .
Other synonyms:
- flimsy ,
- fragile ,
- poor ,
- unsubstantial .
Other relevant words:
- Duodecimo ,
- Dwarfed ,
- Gossamery ,
- Half-hearted ,
- Impuissant ,
- Languishing ,
- Leanly ,
- Marantic ,
- Minikin ,
- Non-essential ,
- Phthisic ,
- Picayunish ,
- Portative ,
- Shattery ,
- Stinted ,
- Tabetic ,
- Tabid ,
- Unconsequential ,
- Unnutritious ,
- Weazeny ,
- Whey-faced ,
- abate ,
- abbreviate ,
- abstemious ,
- ailing ,
- anaemic ,
- apprentice ,
- ascetic ,
- attenuated ,
- austere ,
- averagely ,
- badly ,
- bare ,
- barely ,
- base ,
- beginner ,
- bitty ,
- bony ,
- bootless ,
- boy ,
- breakable ,
- brittle ,
- cadaverous ,
- cheap-jack ,
- cobwebby ,
- commonplace ,
- compress ,
- concentrate ,
- condense ,
- consumptive ,
- contemptible ,
- corpselike ,
- coward ,
- cramp ,
- cramped ,
- crippled ,
- crumbly ,
- crummy ,
- crybaby ,
- curtail ,
- cut ,
- dainty ,
- dapper ,
- deaden ,
- debase ,
- debilitated ,
- declining ,
- depress ,
- despicable ,
- diaphanous ,
- diminish ,
- dinky ,
- discreditable ,
- dishonourable ,
- disreputable ,
- dizzy ,
- doormat ,
- drain ,
- dumpy ,
- dwarf ,
- effeminate ,
- effete ,
- elfin ,
- emaciate ,
- emaciated ,
- empty ,
- enervate ,
- enervated ,
- enfeebled ,
- exhausted ,
- fade ,
- fading away ,
- fail ,
- faint ,
- faint-hearted ,
- fainthearted ,
- feckless ,
- fine ,
- firmly ,
- flabby ,
- flag ,
- fractional ,
- frangible ,
- frivolous ,
- frugal ,
- gangling ,
- gaunt ,
- gimcrack ,
- gossamer ,
- greenhorn ,
- haggard ,
- half-baked ,
- half-pint ,
- hollow-cheeked ,
- hollow-eyed ,
- humble ,
- ignoble ,
- ill ,
- impair ,
- impotent ,
- impoverished ,
- in quantity ,
- inadequate ,
- inadequately ,
- incidental ,
- inconsequential ,
- inconsiderable ,
- ineffective ,
- ineffectual ,
- inefficacious ,
- ineligible ,
- inessential ,
- inferior ,
- infinitesimal ,
- infrequently ,
- insignificant ,
- insufficient ,
- irrelevant ,
- irresolute ,
- itsy-bitsy ,
- jejune ,
- jerkwater ,
- jerry ,
- jerry-built ,
- just ,
- knee-high ,
- lad ,
- lame ,
- languid ,
- lank ,
- lanky ,
- lean ,
- learner ,
- lessen ,
- lesser ,
- lifeless ,
- lightly ,
- lightweight ,
- lilliputian ,
- limited ,
- little child ,
- loosen ,
- meagerly ,
- meagre ,
- meagrely ,
- mean ,
- meaningless ,
- meanly ,
- mediocre ,
- menial ,
- merely ,
- meritless ,
- mickey mouse ,
- micro ,
- microminiature ,
- midget ,
- milksop ,
- milquetoast ,
- mingy ,
- mini ,
- minuscule ,
- miserable ,
- namby-pamby ,
- nastily ,
- neophyte ,
- newcomer ,
- niggling ,
- no big deal ,
- no great shakes ,
- non-physical ,
- nothing ,
- novice ,
- of no account ,
- of no moment ,
- one-horse ,
- pale ,
- pampered ,
- papery ,
- pare ,
- parsimonious ,
- pathetic ,
- peaked ,
- peaky ,
- peanut ,
- peddling ,
- peewee ,
- penny ante ,
- person ,
- pettifogging ,
- petty ,
- piddly ,
- piffling ,
- pigmy ,
- pinched ,
- pindling ,
- pint-size ,
- pint-sized ,
- pintsize ,
- pitiable ,
- pitiful ,
- pocket-size ,
- pocket-sized ,
- pointless ,
- pokey ,
- poky ,
- pollard ,
- poorly ,
- portable ,
- powerless ,
- punk ,
- purposeless ,
- pygmy ,
- rarely ,
- rather ,
- reduce ,
- runt ,
- sap ,
- scantily ,
- scarcely ,
- scraggy ,
- scrimp ,
- scrimpy ,
- scrubby ,
- second-rate ,
- secondary ,
- senseless ,
- shallow ,
- shorten ,
- shrimp ,
- shrimpy ,
- shriveled ,
- shrivelled ,
- shrunken ,
- sick ,
- sickly ,
- sissified ,
- sissy ,
- skeletal ,
- skimp ,
- skinny ,
- sleazy ,
- slender ,
- slenderly ,
- slightly ,
- slimly ,
- small beer ,
- small fry ,
- small-time ,
- soft ,
- soften ,
- softie ,
- softy ,
- somewhat ,
- sorry ,
- sparingly ,
- sparsely ,
- spartan ,
- spindly ,
- spiritless ,
- sporadically ,
- starvation ,
- starved ,
- starveling ,
- sterile ,
- straitened ,
- stunted ,
- subsistence ,
- substandard ,
- superficial ,
- tacky ,
- tame ,
- teensy-weensy ,
- tenuous ,
- thinly ,
- tightly ,
- tinhorn ,
- tired ,
- to no avail ,
- toylike ,
- trivial ,
- twiggy ,
- two-bit ,
- two-by-four ,
- twopenny ,
- twopenny-halfpenny ,
- unavailing ,
- unconsidered ,
- underdeveloped ,
- underfed ,
- undernourished ,
- undersize ,
- undersized ,
- undeserving ,
- undeveloped ,
- undirected ,
- unequal ,
- unessential ,
- unfit ,
- unimportant ,
- unimposing ,
- unimpressive ,
- uninspired ,
- unmanful ,
- unmanly ,
- unmerited ,
- unprofessional ,
- unqualified ,
- unwell ,
- unworthy ,
- useless ,
- vain ,
- valueless ,
- wasted ,
- wasting away ,
- watered ,
- watery ,
- weak ,
- weaken ,
- weakened ,
- weakling ,
- weedy ,
- weensy ,
- wimp ,
- wispy ,
- withered ,
- wizened ,
- womanish ,
- wonky ,
- woozy ,
- worthless ,
- wraithlike ,
- wretched ,
- youngster ,
- youth ,
- youthfulness ,
- zero ,
- zilch .
- Commiserable ,
- Stalky ,
- beanstalk ,
- beside point ,
- big zero ,
- bitsy ,
- derisory ,
- entry-level ,
- featherweight ,
- fracturable ,
- itty-bitty ,
- low ,
- low-down ,
- lowdown ,
- microbic ,
- minuscular ,
- minute ,
- no biggie ,
- paltry ,
- pee-wee ,
- picayune ,
- pintsized ,
- pocketsize ,
- poler ,
- reedy ,
- rinkydink ,
- scant ,
- scraggiest ,
- scrimper ,
- shatterable ,
- shoestring ,
- skimper ,
- small ,
- small time ,
- small-scale ,
- sticker ,
- teensy ,
- tiny ,
- twiglike ,
- weeny ,
- yea big .
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How to use "Puny" in context?
There's no denying that the word "puny" can be used to describe someone or something that isn't particularly large or powerful. In some cases, it might be used to offend or demean the person or thing in question. But in other cases, puny might simply be used to refer to something that is relatively small in comparison to other things or people.
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