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little

[lit-l] / ˈlɪt l /
ADJECTIVE
small in size, amount
Synonyms
STRONGEST
insufficient limited meager scant slight
STRONG
Lilliputian bantam brief diminutive dinky infant infinitesimal junior light mini miniature minute peanut petite short snub toy wee young
WEAK
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
STRONGEST
adequate big fat large sufficient
STRONG
giant huge lengthy long older substantial tall
WEAK
enormous great immense important magnanimous magnificent massive open open-minded
ADJECTIVE
not important
Synonyms
STRONG
light minor minute petty shoestring small trifling
WEAK
casual inconsiderable insignificant negligible paltry trivial unimportant
Antonyms
STRONG
big consequential huge important large major significant useful
WEAK
enormous giant great immense magnanimous magnificent massive open open-minded
ADJECTIVE
narrow-minded
Synonyms
STRONGEST
limited
STRONG
base mean narrow petty provincial set small
WEAK
bigoted cheap contemptible hidebound illiberal ineffectual paltry self-centered selfish small-minded vulgar wicked
Antonyms
STRONG
broad-minded generous important kind liberal noble
WEAK
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
WEAK
hardly ever not many not often not quite only just scarcely somewhat
Antonyms
STRONGEST
frequently
WEAK
more much
NOUN
small amount of something
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bit hint taste touch
STRONG
dab dash fragment modicum particle pinch snippet speck spot trace trifle whit
WEAK
soupçon
Antonyms
STRONGEST
lot
STRONG
glob

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Companies usually have to wait months, but new rules make it so SpaceX will be eligible to join in as little as 15 trading days from the time of the listing.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 12, 2026

For an older child who might get $250, compound growth may also provide a little boost.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

The fact that inflation is a little higher than it would have been without the oil spike has nudged Treasury yields higher this month, which could slow down economic growth.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

At issue is a technology little known outside pilot world.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

"Won't you soften a little, lovely princess and queen of El Toboso?"

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios

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