Small Words for Big Words Index


This section has been put into this site simply to provide mental recreation on Small Words and to help those who are interested in word games. It is well to emphasize, however, that it is generally better to use the Small Words rather than the big words both in speaking and in writing.


Big Words…Small Words

1. Tableau…picture
   
   
   
2. Taciturn…reserved
   
   
   
3. Taciturn…silent
   
   
   
4. Tardy…slow
   
   
   
5. Temerarious…reckless
   
   
   
6. Tenement…dwelling-house
   
   
   
7. Tentative…experimental
   
   
   
8. Tenuity…thinness
   
   
   
9. Terminus…boundary
   
   
   
10. Textile…woven
    
    
    
11. Thesaurus…dictionary
    
    
    
12. Thrasonical…boasting
    
    
    
13. Timorous…fearful
    
    
    
14. Titillate…tickle
    
    
    
15. Totile…twisted
    
    
    
16. Traduce…defame
    
    
    
17. Tranquil…calm
    
    
    
18. Transgression…sin
    
    
    
19. Translucent…opaque
    
    
    
20. Truculent…savage
    
    
    
21. Turpitude…baseness
    
    
    
22. Twaddle…chatter

It is generally better to use the Small Words rather than the big words both in speaking and in writing.