Need another word that means the same as “slightly”? Find 11 synonyms and 30 related words for “slightly” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Slightly” are: slenderly, slimly, more or less, somewhat, a little, rather, moderately, to some degree, faintly, vaguely, obscurely
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “slightly” as an adverb can have the following definitions:
| a little | Not much. |
| faintly | To a faint degree or weakly perceived. She smiled faintly. |
| moderately | To a moderately sufficient extent or degree. Growth continues moderately. |
| more or less | Used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs. |
| obscurely | In an obscure manner. |
| rather | More readily or willingly. I rather think he wants me to marry him. |
| slenderly | In a slim or slender manner. A slenderly built woman. |
| slimly | In a slim or slender manner. |
| somewhat | To certain extent or degree. A somewhat thicker book. |
| to some degree | Imprecise but fairly close to correct. |
| vaguely | Slightly. He vaguely remembered talking to her once. |
| bit | The cutting part of a drill usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press. The horse was not accustomed to a bit. |
| fairly | Actually (used to emphasize something surprising or extreme. He is fairly clever with computers. |
| few | The minority of people; the elect. A world that increasingly belongs to the few. |
| handful | A quantity that fills the hand. A small handful of fresh coriander. |
| insignificant | Meaningless. The sum required was insignificant compared with military spending. |
| just | Of an opinion or appraisal well founded justifiable. Fighting for a just cause. |
| least | Used in names of very small animals and plants e g least shrew. He has the least talent of anyone. |
| less | Lower in quality. Less time to spend with the family. |
| little | Informal small and of little importance. My dear little mother. |
| marginally | In a marginal manner. He s marginally worse than he was. |
| mere | Being nothing more than specified. A mere child. |
| mini | Denoting a miniature version of something. A leather mini. |
| minimal | The least possible. The aircraft suffered minimal damage. |
| minimum | The least possible. They checked visas with the minimum of fuss. |
| minor | Of a key or mode based on a minor scale and tending to produce a sad or pensive effect. A bid of two no trumps shows strength in the minors. |
| moderately | To a moderately sufficient extent or degree. Growth continues moderately. |
| partially | In part; in some degree; not wholly. A partially open door. |
| partly | In part; in some degree; not wholly. The result is partly a matter of skill and partly of chance. |
| pinprick | Small puncture (as if made by a pin. Compared with the indignities he had so far endured this was a mere pinprick. |
| preferably | Ideally; if possible. He would like a place of his own preferably outside the town. |
| rather | More precisely. The knife is rather dull. |
| reasonably | By sensible standards of judgement; justifiably. Acted quite reasonably. |
| slight | Pay no attention to, disrespect. The chance of success is very slight. |
| smattering | A small amount of something. A smattering of snow. |
| some | To some extent quite a lot. That was some party. |
| somewhat | To a moderately sufficient extent or degree. Matters have improved somewhat since then. |
| soupcon | A slight but appreciable amount. |
| tapered | Becoming gradually narrower. Trousers with tapered legs. |
| trifling | Not worth considering. A trifling sum. |
| undersized | Of less than the usual size. The undersized cubs may not survive the winter. |
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