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little
adjective as in small in size, amount
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bantam, brief, diminutive, dinky, infant, infinitesimal, junior, light, Lilliputian, mini, miniature, minute, peanut, petite, short, snub, toy, wee, young
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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
The score subtly shifts from zydeco to rara — the tones transitioning from that of a backwoods party to a street parade — before leading to an Afro-Cuban finale that builds to the sing-along “Dig a Little Deeper.”
“It’s the type of thing where there’s a lot of power to pull up information about what people are doing, where they’re going, who they’re interacting with, and very little to stop how the government uses that,” Laperruque said.
He also echoed critics in Mexico who have assailed Sheinbaum for failing to earmark more funds to professionalize Mexico’s criminal justice system — especially the police, who make so little money that officers often wind up on gang payrolls.
She shared, "I'd know he'd be very angry. I saw him throw so many scripts across the room. Frustration, anger and lost a little bit on where his career was going. Because those were not the roles he wanted."
First, he has little apparent legal ability.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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