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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
STRONGEST
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

Example Sentences

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“After a while, they understand they have very little chance to score,” Collet said of the 17-year-old Wembanyama’s opponents.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

Parties admit that as city councillors there is very little they can do about international affairs, but Julien Pritchard, from the Green Party, said they realised they needed to have a stance.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

PDT is a little early to begin your neighborhood party, but we’re not judging.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2026

Normally that’s a recipe for trouble, but the aircraft carrier known as the U.S. economy shows little sign of taking on water.

From MarketWatch • May 2, 2026

She gave Janet all the freedom she’d never had as a child, and when her daughter proved to be the responsible sort, she gave herself a little freedom, too.

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

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