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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
This was a surprise to the fellows, who were given little information about the program before they started.
"But as I started getting warmed up I started making a little bit of an adjustment, and then I started thinking I can go in and do my job."
"I took a few weeks to slow down a little bit," she said.
Jess said Junior was "really fussy food-wise anyway", making alternatives difficult, but hopes she can "reason with him a little bit" when he gets older.
Given how the postseason began, it initially seemed as though the Blue Jays were little more than doomed participants in the Dodgers’ coronation.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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