dwarfed

When someone is dwarfed, they are small and insignificant in comparison to other people. This can be a result of a number of things, like being shorter or having less muscle mass.

  • He was dwarfed by the giant elephant in the zoo.

  • She was dwarfed by the giant building in the city.

Definition of dwarfed

verb

To render (much) smaller, turn into a dwarf (version).

Synonyms:

miniaturize, shrink

verb

To make appear (much) smaller, puny, tiny.

verb

To make appear insignificant.

Synonyms:

eclipse, outdo, outmatch, outshadow, outshine, outstrip, overshadow, put to shame, surpass, upstage

verb

To become (much) smaller.

Synonyms:

shrink

verb

To hinder from growing to the natural size; to make or keep small; to stunt.

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Example Sentences for dwarfed

  • 1

    The witch spellbind the dwarfs.

  • 2

    Ceres is the smallest of the dwarf planets.

  • 3

    At the wedding a troupe of dwarfs entertain the guests.

  • 4

    In the game the player controls Karadoc the dwarf.

  • 5

    The Anti thesis is the Spot and the Synthesis is the Dwarf.

  • 6

    The absence of predators led to the dwarfing of the hippos.

  • 7

    Alfred the Great is a dwarf with an enormous prehensile tongue.

  • 8

    But the dwarf has his brain implanted in the monster.

  • 9

    It was the only of the Dwarf mansions to survive the First Age.

  • 10

    Huckleberry and dwarf manzanita are common in the dense underbrush.