Synonyms of the word puny


PUNYLITTLE - RUNTY - SHRIMPY - SMALL - WEAK

puny

  • n. (obsolete) A new pupil at a school etc.; a junior student.
  • n. (obsolete) A younger person.
  • n. (obsolete) A beginner, a novice.
  • n. (archaic) An inferior person; a subordinate.
  • adj. Of inferior size, strength or significance.

little

  • adj. Small in size.
  • adj. Insignificant, trivial.
  • adj. Very young.
  • adj. (of a sibling) Younger.
  • adj. Used with the name of place, especially of a country, to denote a neighborhood whose residents or storekeepers…
  • adj. Small in amount or number, having few members.
  • adj. Short in duration; brief.
  • adj. Small in extent of views or sympathies; narrow; shallow; contracted; mean; illiberal; ungenerous.
  • adv. Not much.
  • adv. Not at all.

runty

  • adj. Having the characteristics of a runt; small and stunted.
  • adj. diminutive.

shrimpy

  • adj. Resembling shrimp; shrimplike.

small

  • adj. Not large or big; insignificant; few in numbers or size.
  • adj. (figuratively) Young, as a child.
  • adj. (writing, incomparable) Minuscule or lowercase, referring to written letters.
  • adj. Envincing little worth or ability; not large-minded; paltry; mean.
  • adj. Not prolonged in duration; not extended in time; short.
  • adv. In a small fashion.
  • adv. In or into small pieces.
  • adv. (obsolete) To a small extent.
  • n. (rare) Any part of something that is smaller or slimmer than the rest, now usually with anatomical reference…
  • v. (obsolete, transitive) To make little or less.
  • v. (intransitive) To become small; to dwindle.

weak

  • adj. Lacking in force (usually strength) or ability.
  • adj. Unable to sustain a great weight, pressure, or strain.
  • adj. Unable to withstand temptation, urgency, persuasion, etc.; easily impressed, moved, or overcome; accessible;…
  • adj. Dilute, lacking in taste or potency.
  • adj. (grammar) Displaying a particular kind of inflection, including.
  • adj. (chemistry) That does not ionize completely into anions and cations in a solution.
  • adj. (physics) One of the four fundamental forces associated with nuclear decay.
  • adj. (slang) Bad or uncool.
  • adj. (mathematics, logic) Having a narrow range of logical consequences; narrowly applicable. (Often contrasted…
  • adj. Resulting from, or indicating, lack of judgment, discernment, or firmness; unwise; hence, foolish.
  • adj. Not having power to convince; not supported by force of reason or truth; unsustained.
  • adj. Lacking in vigour or expression.
  • adj. Not prevalent or effective, or not felt to be prevalent; not potent; feeble.
  • adj. (stock exchange) Tending towards lower prices.
  • adj. (photography) Lacking contrast.

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