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a bit

ADJECTIVE
some
Synonyms
STRONGEST
a few any
WEAK
a little part of
ADVERB
rather
Synonyms
STRONGEST
a little comparatively fairly kind of pretty quite relatively slightly somewhat
WEAK
averagely enough in a certain degree more or less passably ratherish reasonably so-so some something sort of to some degree to some extent tolerably
Antonyms
WEAK
extremely insignificantly little violently
DETERMINER
any
Synonyms
STRONGEST
all each either several
WEAK
a little each and every in general part of whatever

Example Sentences

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Alan Levy, co-founder and CEO of 4C Predictions, a marketplace for sports, stocks and politics, was a bit more skeptical.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Chung speaks in a low, hushed tone, but to accommodate Klugo, he becomes a bit louder — though not too loud to give away their attack plans to their opponents.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

A spoof film, by nature, is always going to be a bit scrappy.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

"Things are a bit uncertain in parliament, and that is why we have decided to act responsibly in this situation by making the decision this morning to withdraw this bill," Strommer told reporters.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

That the two men looked so familiar puzzled him a bit, but he concluded that they were not the men they seemed to be.

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios

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