slim
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2.0
- adjective
- /slɪm/
:
escaso
- - Slim to none, and he knows it.
- a slim chance
- a slim hope
- a slim possibility
One thing, slim possibility, but it's the only hope.
- One thing, slim possibility, but it's the only hope.
- has a firearm, there's a slimmer chance that he's trying to me.
- Because the odds, the odds of that are slim.
- Probably very slim or none at all.
- You know, the chances of the mouse winning very slim.
- You know the the success, chances are very slim.
- Liz, the margins on what you're doing are slim, right?
- But I'm well aware of those times where it was slim pickings.
Examples
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Both experts here give the whales a slim chance of survival.
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I know my chances are slim, but I have to try!
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While details are slim at this point.
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- The chances of this working are slim to none.
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My chances of ever flying again are slim to none.
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The prospects for making a successful public offering of shares are, therefore, slim for many enterprises.
Academic text (1992) -
There's a slim chance we'll survive.
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The authorities of both factions maintained a slim hope that the weather would clear.
Fiction book (1994) -
Without the support of pro-life groups, the bill has a slim chance of passage.
Academic text (1991) -
The options available for the project are quite slim, so we need to be careful with our choices.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Not large in size or amount
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1.0
So small it can fit in your hand
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1.0
Not enough in amount or level
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1.2
Small in amount or degree
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3.4
Showing that something is only small and not important
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3.3
Very small in amount or degree
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2.6
Limited in range or what it covers, often about ideas
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4.8
Too small in amount or quality to be enough
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4.4
Very small in size or amount
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5.6
Very small or unimportant and not worth worrying about
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5.5
A small amount that is barely enough
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6.3
Too small to be useful
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6.8
Very small in size
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2.0
A little smaller than usual
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3.5
Small in amount or value
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6.6
A small amount or number that is barely enough
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4.3
Very small and easy to miss
Very small in amount or number
Slightly below the usual amount, level, or sound
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Etymology
Slim also came to mean a 'thin' amount, like a very small chance or small profit, because something thin feels small or weak. So when we say a 'slim' chance we mean a small or not large possibility.