Lilliputian
1 of 2adjective
Lil·li·pu·tian ˌli-lə-ˈpyü-shən 
1
: of, relating to, or characteristic of the Lilliputians or the island of Lilliput
2
often not capitalized
a
: small, miniature
a Lilliputian camera
b
: petty
Lilliputian
2 of 2noun
1
: an inhabitant of Lilliput
2
often not capitalized : one resembling a Lilliputian
especially : an undersized individual
Synonyms
Adjective
- illiberal
- insular
- little
- narrow
- narrow-minded
- parochial
- petty
- picayune
- provincial
- sectarian
- small
- small-minded
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Example Sentences
Adjective to the Lilliputian minds of that small town any depiction of the nude, regardless of its artistry, was pornographic a model train carrying Lilliputian figures through a miniature landscape
Word History
First Known Use
Adjective
1726, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun
1726, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Lilliputian
adjective
1
as in small
not broad or open in views or opinions to the Lilliputian minds of that small town any depiction of the nude, regardless of its artistry, was pornographic Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- small
- petty
- parochial
- narrow
- picayune
- little
- insular
- provincial
- sectarian
- stubborn
- illiberal
- small-minded
- wrongheaded
- ironbound
- narrow-minded
- obdurate
- partisan
- straitlaced
- rigid
- bigoted
- limited
- stodgy
- reactionary
- prejudiced
- inflexible
- unsophisticated
- partial
- hidebound
- obstinate
- discriminating
- biased
- unyielding
- dogmatic
- straightlaced
- discriminatory
- opinionative
- stuffy
- jaundiced
- intolerant
- dogmatical
- one-sided
- hick
- old-fashioned
- opinionated
- set
- brassbound
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- liberal
- cosmopolitan
- catholic
- receptive
- tolerant
- objective
- open
- unprejudiced
- nonpartisan
- impartial
- unbiased
- broad-minded
- open-minded
- freethinking
2
as in diminutive
of a size that is less than average a model train carrying Lilliputian figures through a miniature landscape Synonyms & Similar Words
- diminutive
- small
- little
- tiny
- miniature
- dwarfish
- pocket
- dinky
- puny
- miniaturized
- dwarf
- fine
- toylike
- pygmy
- smallish
- bantam
- pint-sized
- shrimpy
- undersized
- pint-size
- slight
- mini
- sparse
- slender
- subnormal
- pocket-sized
- microscopic
- pocket-size
- half-pint
- minuscule
- stunted
- poor
- spare
- undersize
- micro
- runty
- teeny
- toy
- teensy
- weeny
- infinitesimal
- lacking
- wee
- minikin
- teeny-weeny
- bitty
- meager
- microscopical
- weensy
- minim
- insufficient
- teensy-weensy
- inadequate
- scrubby
- skimpy
- stingy
- slim
- scarce
- niggardly
- inappreciable
- scanty
- scant
- deficient
- little bitty
- capsule
- minute
- runtish
- pinpoint
- meagre
- skimp
- wanting
- bite-size
- bite-sized
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- large
- substantial
- considerable
- oversized
- outsized
- big
- sizeable
- sizable
- grand
- giant
- great
- outsize
- massive
- colossal
- oversize
- goodly
- gigantic
- gargantuan
- handsome
- enormous
- elephantine
- mammoth
- bulky
- vast
- voluminous
- prodigious
- whopping
- largish
- huge
- hefty
- monstrous
- titanic
- cavernous
- husky
- mountainous
- cyclopean
- immense
- monumental
- gross
- galactic
- humongous
- monolithic
- tremendous
- jumbo
- stupendous
- herculean
- heroic
- staggering
- tidy
- heroical
- liberal
- overscale
- overscaled
- abundant
- ample
- pharaonic
- copious
- hulking
- bountiful
- boxcar
- Brobdingnagian
- generous
- biggish
- appreciable
- king-sized
- whacking
- healthy
- leviathan
- humungous
- plentiful
- king-size
- thick
- fat
- wide
- Bunyanesque
- plenteous
- broad
- cosmic
- Himalayan
- infinite
- incalculable
- adequate
- sufficient
- boundless
- immeasurable
- cosmical
- enough