Synonyms for lilliputian
ˌlɪl ɪˈpyu ʃənlil·liputian

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1. lilliputiannoun

   Antonyms:
   brobdingnagian

2. lilliputianadjective

   Very small, diminutive

   Antonyms:
   brobdingnagian

3. lilliputianadjective

   Antonyms:
   brobdingnagian

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1. lilliputiannoun

   a very small person (resembling a Lilliputian)

   Antonyms:
   big, large, important, of import

2. Lilliputianadjective

   a 6-inch tall inhabitant of Lilliput in a novel by Jonathan Swift

   Antonyms:
   of import, large, big, important

3. Lilliputianadjective

   tiny; relating to or characteristic of the imaginary country of Lilliput

   "the Lilliputian population"

   Synonyms:
   fiddling, midget, tiny, trivial, picayune, piffling, diminutive, petty, footling, petite, bantam, flyspeck, little, piddling, niggling

   Antonyms:
   of import, large, big, important

4. bantam, diminutive, lilliputian, midget, petite, tiny, flyspeckadjective

   very small

   "diminutive in stature"; "a lilliputian chest of drawers"; "her petite figure"; "tiny feet"; "the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy"

   Synonyms:
   fiddling, midget, tiny, trivial, flyspeck, picayune, piffling, diminutive, petty, footling, petite, bantam, little, piddling, niggling

   Antonyms:
   large, big, of import, important

5. fiddling, footling, lilliputian, little, niggling, piddling, piffling, petty, picayune, trivialadjective

   (informal) small and of little importance

   "a fiddling sum of money"; "a footling gesture"; "our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war"; "a little (or small) matter"; "a dispute over niggling details"; "limited to petty enterprises"; "piffling efforts"; "giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction"

   Synonyms:
   subaltern, junior-grade, piddling, superficial, trivial, picayune, diminutive, tiny, footling, petite, lowly, petty(a), slight, bantam, lower-ranking, small-minded, fiddling, petty, minuscule, short, midget, little(a), flyspeck, secondary, small, little, piffling, niggling

   Antonyms:
   important, big, large, of import

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1. • Small Person

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