STUNTED: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for STUNTED?

Need another word that means the same as “stunted”? Find 10 synonyms and 30 related words for “stunted” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Stunted” are: scrawny, scrubby, small, little, tiny, undersized, undersize, diminutive, dwarfish, pygmy

Stunted as an Adjective

Definitions of "Stunted" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “stunted” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Inferior in size or quality.
• Having been prevented from growing or developing properly.

Synonyms of "Stunted" as an adjective (10 Words)

diminutive	Very small. Diminutive in stature.
dwarfish	Atypically small.
little	Informal small and of little importance. What a big little boy you are.
pygmy	Used in names of animals and plants that are much smaller than more typical kinds e g pygmy shrew pygmy water lily.
scrawny	Being very thin. She was small and scrawny and the sinews in her neck stood out.
scrubby	Sparsely covered with stunted trees or vegetation and underbrush. Scrubby cut over pine.
small	Have fine or very small constituent particles. Small a.
tiny	Very small. A tiny hummingbird.
undersize	Smaller than normal for its kind.
undersized	Of less than the usual size. The undersized cubs may not survive the winter.

Usage Examples of "Stunted" as an adjective

• I was emotionally stunted and didn't know how to interact with other people.
• Old stunted thorn trees.
• The trees exhibit a stunted appearance.

Associations of "Stunted" (30 Words)

arboreal	Inhabiting or frequenting trees. Arboreal apes.
arboretum	A facility where trees and shrubs are cultivated for exhibition.
botanical	Of or relating to plants or botany. Botanical garden.
botany	The plant life of a particular region, habitat, or geological period. The botany of China.
breed	(of animals) mate and then produce offspring. They breed their children to be in complete control of any social situation.
bryophyte	A small flowerless green plant of the division Bryophyta, which comprises the mosses and liverworts.
diatom	Microscopic unicellular marine or freshwater colonial alga having cell walls impregnated with silica.
entomology	The branch of zoology that studies insects.
fetus	An unborn or unhatched vertebrate in the later stages of development showing the main recognizable features of the mature animal.
flora	The plants of a particular region, habitat, or geological period. The flora of southern California.
flowering	The action of producing flowers. The clematis can be grown to coincide with the flowering of the roses.
foliage	Plant leaves collectively. Healthy green foliage.
garden	Work in the garden. She wrote books kept journals and gardened.
grass	Bulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattle. She threatened to grass me up.
growth	Vegetation that has grown. The rates of population growth are lowest in the north.
herbaceous	Characteristic of a nonwoody herb or plant part.
herbarium	A room or building housing a herbarium.
horticultural	Relating to the art or practice of garden cultivation and management. The horticultural industry.
horticulture	The cultivation of plants. Maize and manioc horticulture.
microbiology	The branch of science that deals with microorganisms.
ornithology	The branch of zoology that studies birds.
plant	Put or set seeds seedlings or plants into the ground. He planted himself squarely in front of her.
propagation	The spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions. The propagation of ideas was important.
reproduction	The act of making copies. Reproduction French classical beds.
riparian	Relating to or situated on the banks of a river. All the riparian states must sign an agreement.
steppe	Extensive plain without trees (associated with eastern Russia and Siberia.
tare	A vetch, especially the common vetch.
vegetal	Characterized by asexual processes. A vegetal aroma.
vegetation	The action or process of vegetating. Pleistocene vegetation.
vegetative	Relating to vegetation or plant life. Environmental factors trigger the switch from vegetative to floral development.