little

Definition for little

adjective as in small in size, amount

Strongest matches

insufficient, limited, meager, scant, slight

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bantam, brief, diminutive, dinky, infant, infinitesimal, junior, light, Lilliputian, mini, miniature, minute, peanut, petite, short, snub, toy, wee, young

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babyish, cramped, elfin, embryonic, fleeting, hardly any, hasty, immature, imperceptible, inappreciable, inconsiderable, microscopic, not big, not large, short-lived, shrimpy, shriveled, skimpy, sparse, stubby, stunted, teeny, tiny, truncated, undersized, undeveloped, wizened

adjective as in not important

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light, minor, minute, petty, shoestring, small, trifling

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casual, inconsiderable, insignificant, negligible, paltry, trivial, unimportant

adjective as in narrow-minded

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limited

Strong matches

base, mean, narrow, petty, provincial, set, small

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bigoted, cheap, contemptible, hidebound, illiberal, ineffectual, paltry, self-centered, selfish, small-minded, vulgar, wicked

adverb as in infrequently, not much

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a little, barely, hardly, rarely, seldom

Weak matches

hardly ever, not many, not often, not quite, only just, scarcely, somewhat

noun as in small amount of something

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bit, hint, taste, touch

Strong matches

dab, dash, fragment, modicum, particle, pinch, snippet, speck, spot, trace, trifle, whit

Weak match

soupçon

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“It’s frustrating. This one hurts a little more.”

From Los Angeles Times

“The way the Trump administration is going about this is a little clumsy because they are making this a political football.”

From Los Angeles Times

You opened Chief’s a little over a year ago.

From Los Angeles Times

But the expanding, deepening discourse surrounding the theatrical blockbuster invites us to do a little homework, if only to better enjoy the music.

From Salon

Sir Elton John needs little introduction - but there was one little problem.

From BBC

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