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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

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Altogether, it has a little more than $29 billion in long-term debt.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

“Girl” is the only example in this series to feature his best-known motif: a little girl reaching wistfully for a drifting balloon, Gouzer said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

"Convection operates a little bit differently on Earth and Jupiter because Jupiter has a hydrogen-dominated atmosphere, so moist air is heavier and harder to bring upward," Wong explained.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

"They probably could have averted things and we could have got out of here a little bit quicker."

From BBC • May 21, 2026

By the time she’d calmed down, Janet was gone, and Star realized perhaps her daughter had wanted a little less freedom and a little more guidance.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

a little

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