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Definitions

little

[lit-l] / ˈlɪt l /

ADJECTIVE

small in size, amount

Synonyms

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insufficient limited meager scant slight

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Lilliputian bantam brief diminutive dinky infant infinitesimal junior light mini miniature minute peanut petite short snub toy wee young

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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

Antonyms

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adequate big fat large sufficient

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giant huge lengthy long older substantial tall

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enormous great immense important magnanimous magnificent massive open open-minded

ADJECTIVE

not important

Synonyms

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light minor minute petty shoestring small trifling

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casual inconsiderable insignificant negligible paltry trivial unimportant

Antonyms

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big consequential huge important large major significant useful

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enormous giant great immense magnanimous magnificent massive open open-minded

ADJECTIVE

narrow-minded

Synonyms

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limited

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base mean narrow petty provincial set small

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bigoted cheap contemptible hidebound illiberal ineffectual paltry self-centered selfish small-minded vulgar wicked

Antonyms

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broad-minded generous important kind liberal noble

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big enormous giant great huge immense large magnanimous magnificent massive open open-minded

ADVERB

infrequently, not much

Synonyms

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a little barely hardly rarely seldom

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

Antonyms

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frequently

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more much

NOUN

small amount of something

Synonyms

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bit hint taste touch

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dab dash fragment modicum particle pinch snippet speck spot trace trifle whit

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soupçon

Antonyms

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lot

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glob

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"At the start I felt I was playing a little timid and not really trusting my first instinct," Keys said.

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We bought baby formula, a 32oz bottle, and then a little later when we went to buy it again it came in a 24oz bottle.

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Claude's albinism, which is extremely rare in alligators, provided visibility for people who feel a little outcast, Peach said.

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While nationally progress is being made, 31 hospital trusts have gone backwards and another 17 have made little progress out of the 129 services examined.

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With Saturday's 2-1 win, there is a little bit of hope now that they can get out of this mess that they find themselves in.

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