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pygmy

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of PYGMY

1
a living thing much smaller than others of its kind <hummingbirds may be the pygmies of the avian world, but what they lack in size they make up for in beauty>
Synonyms diminutive, midget, mite, peewee, pygmy (also pigmy), runt, scrub, shrimp, Tom Thumb
Related Words nubbin; mini, miniature; bantam; homunculus, hop-o'-my-thumb, manikin (also mannikin); half-pint
Near Antonyms whale, whopper
2
a person of no importance or influence <regrettably, most of the candidates for the party's nomination that year were political pygmies>

Variants of PYGMY

pygmy also pigmy

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