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Synonyms for slightly
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Wiktionary
slightlyadverb
To a small extent or degree.
He weighed slightly less than his wife who was a foot shorter.
Synonyms:
marginally, somewhat, a little
Princeton's WordNet
slightly, somewhat, more or lessadverb
to a small degree or extent
"his arguments were somewhat self-contradictory"; "the children argued because one slice of cake was slightly larger than the other"
Synonyms:
some, passably, just about, somewhat, slenderly, pretty, slimly, fairly, reasonably, middling, moderately, about, roughly, more or less, or so, approximately, around, close to, jollyslenderly, slimly, slightlyadverb
in a slim or slender manner
"a slenderly built woman"; "slightly built"
Synonyms:
sparingly, meagrely, more or less, meagerly, somewhat, slimly, slenderly
Dictionary of English Synonymes
slightlyadjective
Synonyms:
little, in a small degreeslightlyadjective
slightlyadjective
Synonyms:
cursorily, negligently, hastily, in a superficial mannerslightlyadjective
Synonyms:
scornfully, contemptuously, disrespectfully, slightingly
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
slightlyadverb
Synonyms:
somewhat, superficially, cursorily, hastily
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#36 | about | |
#92 | some | |
#109 | just | |
#398 | little | |
#402 | low | |
#426 | around | |
#982 | bit | |
#1094 | rather | |
#1597 | pretty | |
#2248 | approximately | |
#2643 | slightly | |
#2673 | minor | |
#4432 | somewhat | |
#4762 | fairly | |
#6956 | reasonably | |
#7516 | slight | |
#8164 | mild | |
#8322 | roughly | |
#9515 | gently | |
#11723 | lightly | |
#14934 | moderately | |
#15287 | jolly | |
#18971 | loosely | |
#21801 | weakly | |
#24703 | mildly | |
#29558 | marginally | |
#40471 | modestly | |
#46495 | sparingly | |
#85796 | middling | |
#261524 | passably |
How to use slightly in a sentence?
We [ act ] with accordance to Sharia law, firstly, we inform people about good deeds. We preach to them and deliver the message to them in a nice way ; the second time we repeat to them, again ; the third time we speak to them slightly harshly.
We continue to believe that WPP remains best-positioned strategically vs. peers and their long-term growth should slightly outperform given the company’s business and country mix.
Had I been listening or had I understood my suit more, I could have actually heard the oxygen flow in at a slightly higher rate, sometimes it's those little things that you hear that can make make a difference.
Model Y, being an SUV, is about 10 percent bigger than Model 3, so will cost about 10 percent more & have slightly less range for same battery.
Indonesia England Lee Westwood:
It was a tough putt coming into the hill over on 18, i misread it slightly and hit it to about 5 feet and missed it. But fortunately in the playoff, I hit it to the exact same spot. I knew the line and it was a nice straight putt for the win.
Translations for slightly
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- lleugeramentCatalan, Valencian
- en anelseDanish
- ein wenigGerman
- etete, iometeEsperanto
- ligeramente, levementeSpanish
- hieman, hennostiFinnish
- délicatement, finement, légèrementFrench
- leggermenteItalian
- малкуцка, малкуMacedonian
- lichtelijkDutch
- trochęPolish
- немного, слегкаRussian
- liteSwedish
- azıcık, birazTurkish
- трохиUkrainian
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