small-scale

/ˌsmɔl ˌˈskeɪl/

Other forms: smaller-scale

Anything that's small-scale is minor or limited in some way, like your town's small-scale public art project, which includes only two modest statues.

Your English class might require one long research paper, or several small-scale essays. And while your best friend's family throws enormous birthday parties with hired entertainment and catered food, your family may prefer quieter, small-scale celebrations. The antonym of small-scale is large-scale, and both words date from the early 17th century.

Definitions of small-scale

1. adjective

   limited in size or scope
   synonyms: minor, modest, pocket-size, pocket-sized, small

   limited

   small in range or scope
2. adjective

   created or drawn on a small scale
   “small-scale maps”

   “a small-scale model”

   synonyms:

   little, small

   limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent