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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 data “provides a little colour about the way major economies are evolving during the crisis but any market impact that the data could have is offset by uncertainty about the war.”

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

“For those who are aspirational in what they are hoping to get, because their neighbor got it a year and a half ago, those folks are having a little bit more trouble.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

A prolific songwriter now, he only wrote two songs when he was with The Beatles; one of them, 1968's Don't Pass Me By, is a little bit country.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

So what gets me to bristle a little bit is that when I have to talk about that, that means — respectfully — I’m talking to somebody who doesn’t know anything about me.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

They banged to a stop, rolled forward a little farther, then stopped again.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom