subcompact

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noun

Something that is smaller than the compact version, especially a very small car.

Similar
subcompact car
OriginEnglish compact ← Latin sub- →
UncommonScrabble 20
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Meanings

nounsubcompact (plural subcompacts)

plural subcompacts

  1. Something that is smaller than the compact version, especially a very small car.
adjectivesubcompact (not comparable)
  1. not comparableSmaller than the compact version.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna car smaller than a compact car

Similar
subcompact car
Broader
carautoautomobile

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinsub
  2. Latinsub-
  3. Englishsub-
  4. Englishcompact
  5. Englishsubcompact

From sub- + compact.

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Cite this entry
APA

subcompact. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subcompact

MLA

“subcompact.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subcompact. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subcompact,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subcompact.

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