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Definitions

too little too late

ADJECTIVE

insubstantial

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fanciful flimsy illusory puny tenuous unreal

STRONG

unsubstantial

WEAK

aerial airy chimerical decrepit ephemeral false feeble fly-by-night fragile frail idle immaterial imponderable incorporeal infirm intangible metaphysical petty poor slender slight thin unsound

Antonyms

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genuine real serious strong substantial thick

ADJECTIVE

insufficient

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deficient faulty inadequate incomplete meager poor scant scarce unsatisfactory

WEAK

bereft defective destitute devoid drained dry failing imperfect incapable incommensurate incompetent infrequent minus out of rare short short of shy thin unample unfinished unfitted unqualified wanting

Antonyms

STRONGEST

adequate enough perfect satisfactory strong sufficient

WEAK

ample

ADJECTIVE

meager

Synonyms

STRONGEST

insufficient mere minimum miserable paltry puny scant scanty skimpy sparse tenuous

STRONG

scrimpy

WEAK

bare barren deficient exiguous flimsy inappreciable inconsiderable infertile insubstantial little scrimp shabby short skimp slender slight spare subtle unfinished unfruitful unproductive wanting weak

Antonyms

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adequate ample enough generous plentiful rich significant substantial sufficient wealthy

WEAK

big fat full large liberal plenty wide

ADJECTIVE

piddly

Synonyms

WEAK

barren deficient diddly flimsy inconsiderable insubstantial insufficient little measly mere microscopic minute negligible paltry petty puny rinky-dink scant scrimpy short skimpy slight small sparse superficial two-bit unproductive worthless

ADJECTIVE

scant

Synonyms

STRONGEST

insufficient mere paltry scanty skimpy slight sparse

STRONG

bare scrimp short skimp spare thin wanting

WEAK

barren deficient exiguous flimsy inappreciable inconsiderable infertile insubstantial little minimum miserable poor puny scrimpy shabby slender stingy subtle tenuous unfinished unfruitful unproductive weak

Antonyms

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adequate ample enough important plentiful significant sufficient

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fat thick

ADJECTIVE

wanting

Synonyms

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deficient unfulfilled

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absent bankrupt cooked deprived disappointing empty failing gone missing needed omitted scant short shy

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away bereft burned out cut off defective destitute devoid faulty half-baked imperfect in default incomplete inferior less minus not good enough not up to par out of gas patchy poor scanty scarce sketchy substandard unsound

Antonyms

STRONG

adequate enough existing present sufficient

WEAK

perfect satisfactory

NOUN

drop in the bucket

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bit trivial amount

STRONG

pittance small amount small change small potatoes small quantity

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Band-Aid cosmetic measure disappointment drop in the ocean lick and a promise miniscule amount not enough speck spit in the sea trifle

VERB

lack

Synonyms

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need require want

STRONG

minus miss out

WEAK

be deficient in be short of be without have need of hurting for not got

Antonyms

STRONGEST

dislike have

Example Sentences

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Meta’s attempts to find other sources of money to pay for it all might be too little, too late.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Still, I fear it’s too little, too late.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

A sudden reopening would likely see fertilizer prices fall, but “for many North American countries, it is too little, too late now for spring,” said Linville.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

France came back with a barrage of tries late on - and claimed what could prove a decisive bonus point - but it was too little, too late for this game.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

But it was a case of too little, too late.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

too little too late

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