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View definitions for slightest

slightest

adjective as in lowest

adjective as in minimum

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Giving in, even the slightest amount to international gangsters, will only invite higher prices and worse consequences.

At any moment, the slightest loss in concentration could see a disastrous tumble.

Save for Warburton himself, not one of them ever offered us the slightest assistance, or, indeed, even spoke to us.

Over the next seven long minutes, the woman made not the slightest effort to assist him.

Celebrities are people who have the power to win people's attention even for the slightest moment.

A desultory conversation on politics, in which neither took the slightest interest, was a safe neutral ground.

The slightest yellowish-brown discoloration indicates the presence of lead.

He was a good judge of men, that eagle-faced major; he knew that the slightest move with hostile intent would mean a smoking gun.

You have, year after year, without the slightest hesitation or remorse, sucked its life-blood from it.

He himself had not the slightest intention of playing Lothario and of wrecking the peace of the Ducksmith household.

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On this page you'll find 100 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to slightest, such as: early, aboriginal, antecedent, anterior, basic, and beginning.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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