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little
adjective as in small in size, amount
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Lilliputian, bantam, brief, diminutive, dinky, infant, infinitesimal, junior, light, mini, miniature, minute, peanut, petite, short, snub, toy, wee, young
Weak matches
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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casual, inconsiderable, insignificant, negligible, paltry, trivial, unimportant
adjective as in narrow-minded
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bigoted, cheap, contemptible, hidebound, illiberal, ineffectual, paltry, self-centered, selfish, small-minded, vulgar, wicked
adverb as in infrequently, not much
Example Sentences
Her father, Wakil Tawos Khan, told me that the sparse incoming donations were from Afghan businessmen, while little help came from the government of Afghanistan.
As a little kid, he’d ask his parents to read everything to him, including the backs of cereal boxes and the sides of Happy Meals.
Gamers found they bore little resemblance to the original titles, while unfamiliar audiences rejected them.
Army Corps of Engineers has completed its cleanup of the area’s residential properties, some may resonate with those planning to rebuild — particularly those willing to try something a little different.
"Since I was a little girl, my dream was to be a world champion in boxing," she says.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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