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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
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
That the world champions would extend Wales’ winless run to 12 games came as little surprise.
That is a little like complimenting a career criminal for pleading guilty instead of insisting on a jury trial.
They probably drove cases up a little, but not in a substantial way.
But with money tight, and the government reluctant even to set a date on hitting its target of spending 2.5% of GDP on defence, there is little chance of sudden injections of extra billions.
Dusty and a little lonely, they don’t capture the Amish communion, he said.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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