Definitions

a little

ADJECTIVE

some

Synonyms

STRONGEST

a few any

WEAK

a bit part of

ADVERB

little

Synonyms

STRONGEST

barely hardly rarely seldom

WEAK

hardly ever not many not often not quite only just scarcely somewhat

Antonyms

STRONGEST

frequently

WEAK

more much

ADVERB

moderately

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fairly quite rather reasonably slightly somewhat

STRONG

passably pretty

WEAK

averagely enough gently in moderation in reason kind of more or less more than not not exactly quite a bit so-so some something sort of temperately tolerable tolerably tolerantly within limits within reason

Antonyms

WEAK

immoderately unlimitedly

ADVERB

pretty

Synonyms

STRONGEST

considerably fairly kind of moderately quite rather reasonably somewhat very

WEAK

ample pretty much sort of tolerably

ADVERB

rather

Synonyms

STRONGEST

a bit comparatively fairly kind of pretty quite relatively slightly somewhat

WEAK

averagely enough in a certain degree more or less passably ratherish reasonably so-so some something sort of to some degree to some extent tolerably

Antonyms

WEAK

extremely insignificantly little violently

ADVERB

somewhat

Synonyms

STRONGEST

considerably fairly far kind of moderately partially pretty quite rather significantly slightly

WEAK

adequately bearably in part incompletely insignificantly more or less not much ratherish some something sort of to a degree tolerably well

Antonyms

STRONGEST

little

WEAK

not at all

DETERMINER

any

Synonyms

STRONGEST

all each either several

WEAK

a bit each and every in general part of whatever

Example Sentences

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The crash is a little too suggestive of what happened to Thelma, and, for that matter, Louise.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Wading into the private-credit crisis to pick up higher-than-average income might seem risky, but a little care can go a long way.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

"We'd have to spend a little bit on ourselves," Jo says.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Suggesting Americans remain free from surveillance because they could abandon smartphones entirely feels a little like saying citizens remain free from public monitoring because they could stop leaving their homes.

From Slate • May 20, 2026

I remember Karli looking up at me in the shed, and saying, “Now I have two sisters, one with a long nose and one with a shorter one—well, only a little shorter!”

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

a little

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