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Definitions

a little

ADJECTIVE

some

Synonyms

STRONGEST

a few any

WEAK

a bit part of

ADVERB

little

Synonyms

STRONGEST

barely hardly rarely seldom

WEAK

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

Antonyms

STRONGEST

frequently

WEAK

more much

ADVERB

moderately

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fairly quite rather reasonably slightly somewhat

STRONG

passably pretty

WEAK

averagely enough gently in moderation in reason kind of more or less more than not not exactly quite a bit so-so some something sort of temperately tolerable tolerably tolerantly within limits within reason

Antonyms

WEAK

immoderately unlimitedly

ADVERB

pretty

Synonyms

STRONGEST

considerably fairly kind of moderately quite rather reasonably somewhat very

WEAK

ample pretty much sort of tolerably

ADVERB

rather

Synonyms

STRONGEST

a bit 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

ADVERB

somewhat

Synonyms

STRONGEST

considerably fairly far kind of moderately partially pretty quite rather significantly slightly

WEAK

adequately bearably in part incompletely insignificantly more or less not much ratherish some something sort of to a degree tolerably well

Antonyms

STRONGEST

little

WEAK

not at all

DETERMINER

any

Synonyms

STRONGEST

all each either several

WEAK

a bit each and every in general part of whatever

Example Sentences

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There’s a vegan cafe near me called Just What I Kneaded, which is great, or the Spoke Bicycle Cafe, which is a little down the river.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

So it was a little surprising that one of the speakers at TPUSA’s Women’s Leadership Summit in San Antonio, Texas, Alex Clark, spoke about how Kirk made her feel bad about herself.

From Salon • Jun. 12, 2026

Or the dipper, a little bird Norwegians call “the Fossekall, the ‘Call of the waterfall,’” that once gave Mr. Macfarlane a change of mood.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

On Sunday, winds will ease a little - although it will remain breezy in eastern and northern parts of the UK.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

His only request was barley for the donkey and half a loaf of bread and a little cheese for himself.

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios

a little

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