not by much

ADVERB

hardly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

barely comparatively practically rarely seldom simply somewhat

STRONG

just

WEAK

almost inconceivably almost not by a hair by no means detectably faintly gradually imperceptibly infrequently little no more than no way not a bit not at all not likely not markedly not measurably not much not notably not noticeably not often not quite once in a blue moon only only just perceptibly pretty near scantly slightly sparsely sporadically with trouble

Antonyms

STRONGEST

frequently

WEAK

very

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not by much

Second-from-bottom Burnley are marginally better off, but not by much.

From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2026

This might constrain his negotiating leverage, but not by much.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025

Bank willingness to extend consumer loans rose — not by much, but to highest level since 2022.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2025

The movie, filmed while the couple was still together, was released only two months after the couple split and was better received than "Gigli" but not by much.

From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2024

The boy was a teenager, a little younger than Archer but not by much, with roasted-chestnut eyes and small-boned hands.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee

not by much

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