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Synonyms & Antonyms for wee
Synonyms
atomic, bitsy, bitty, infinitesimal, itty-bitty (or itsy-bitsy), little bitty, microminiature, microscopic (also microscopical), miniature, minuscule, minute, teensy, teensy-weensy, teeny, teeny-weeny, tiny, weeny (also weensy)
Antonyms
astronomical (also astronomic), colossal, cosmic (also cosmical), elephantine, enormous, giant, gigantic, herculean, heroic (also heroical), huge, immense, mammoth, massive, monster, monstrous, monumental, mountainous, planetary, prodigious, titanic, tremendous
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But the oil, gas, fracking boom has leveled off a wee bit. — NBC News, "Aug. 18, 2019 - Larry Kudlow, Beto O'Rourke and Mark Sanford," 18 Aug. 2019 Also, let yourself a wee bit off the hook, because being among the top ten researchers in any field doesn’t automatically bestow on anyone the ability to explain this field to children. — Carolyn Hax, The Mercury News, "Carolyn Hax: Isn’t it cruel to give a child an unusual name?," 10 Aug. 2019 Also, let yourself a wee bit off the hook, because being among the top ten researchers in any field doesn’t automatically bestow on anyone the ability to explain this field to children. — Carolyn Hax, Detroit Free Press, "Is it cruel to give a child an unusual name?," 10 Aug. 2019 Also, let yourself a wee bit off the hook, because being among the top 10 researchers in any field doesn’t automatically bestow on anyone the ability to explain this field to children. — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, "Carolyn Hax: Mockers of children’s names, thy name is Arrogance," 9 Aug. 2019 Also, let yourself a wee bit off the hook, because being among the top ten researchers in any field doesn't automatically bestow on anyone the ability to explain this field to children. — Carolyn Hax, oregonlive.com, "Carolyn Hax: Think before you shoot off your mouth cannons over unusual children’s names," 9 Aug. 2019 However, the wee critter is actually ubiquitous in the environment and distributed worldwide. — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, "Brain-eating amoeba kills again—here’s how it kills and how to avoid it," 26 July 2019 This month, that day is Prime Day, Amazon's blockbuster savings event which kicks off in wee hours of the morning on July 15 and wraps up at 11:59 p.m. PST on July 16. — Madeline Buxton, refinery29.com, "How Amazon's Return Policy Works For Prime Day Buys," 15 July 2019 Bucking ponies and hovercrafts Suzanne, Carolyn and Katherine talked about learning to ride as wee ones seated in front of their dad on his saddle. — Cheryl Hall, Dallas News, "Remembering Ross Perot — and the circus dog, traveling outhouse and other tales he left behind," 10 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'wee.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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