slight

Examples

• All

• There was some damage done to the plant, but it was slight.

  The China Syndrome (1979)

• Well, yes, indeed, there's a slight twist to the story.

• So we have, we had that slight connection today.

  Stanford

• I mean, there was a very slight change, but it's not.

• In Model 1, there was a slight positive effect for age but not gender.

  Academic text (2008)

• Oh, we seem to have a slight problem here, Houston.

• And you are still seeing this slight trend up on Harris.

• The control group, on the other hand, showed only slight increases in self-determination.

  Academic text (2012)

• I think there's a slight misunderstanding here.

  Migration (2023)

• We've experienced a slight but abrupt drop in cabin pressure.

  Mission: Impossible II (2000)

Synonyms

L

little

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∞ 1.0

To a very small degree

is small and not important but can imply slightly more significance

S

small

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∞ 1.0

Not large in size or amount

is about low degree and lack of strength or importance

T

tiny

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∞ 1.0

So small it can fit in your hand

is about small degree or importance rather than sheer physical size

M

minor

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600 2.4

Not very important or serious

is about small degree rather than official ranking or status

M

mere

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414 3.4

Showing that something is only small and not important

is about degree rather than the emphatic minimizing tone of the other

T

thin

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221 5.2

Not strong or convincing, for example an argument

is about a low amount or importance rather than poor quality

M

minimal

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196 3.3

Very small in amount or degree

is small in degree but not limited to absolute minimality

T

trivial

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121 3.9

Not important or serious

is small in degree rather than merely lacking value

M

mild

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107 1.0

Something like pain and criticism that is not very strong or serious

is smaller in amount or importance rather than just mildness

I

insignificant

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104 4.1

Not important or too small to matter

is small too but less focused on worthlessness than influence

S

slim

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87 2.0

Small in amount or number, not large

is about low degree rather than simply fewer in count

L

light

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79 1.0

Not strong and small in amount

is about small degree or lack of importance rather than softness

M

minuscule

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37 4.4

Very small in size or amount

is small and not important but less focused on absolute tininess

N

negligible

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31 5.6

Very small or unimportant and not worth worrying about

is small and not strong but not necessarily ignored completely

T

tenuous

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30 7.6

Very weak and not likely to be important or true

is small in amount or importance rather than structurally weak

M

measly

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• Informal

29 6.3

Too small to be useful

is small in degree but without the contempt or insult implied

S

smallish

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10 2.0

A little smaller than usual

is small in degree or importance rather than only size perception

M

miniscule

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• US

1 4.3

Very small and easy to miss

is small in degree but not necessarily extreme in minuteness

M

minute

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5.8

Extremely small and hard to see

is small in degree without stressing extreme tininess

P

petit

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7.1

Small in size or amount, often used in law and food

is small in degree generally rather than limited to special contexts

M

menudo

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• Literature

9.8

Small in size or not very important

is small in degree and importance without the slightly dismissive tone

Antonyms

M

major

∞ 1.0

Very serious or important

S

significant

∞ 2.5

Important and big enough to make a difference

How Significant

substantial

394 5.0

significant

∞ 2.5

modest

192 3.3

slight

594 1.2

negligible

31 5.6

Surface Forms

Etymology