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slightest

ADJECTIVE

first

Synonyms

STRONGEST

early

STRONG

aboriginal antecedent anterior basic beginning cardinal front fundamental head inaugural initial key leading opening original pioneer premier primary prime primitive

WEAK

elementary first off headmost in the beginning inceptive incipient introductory lead off number one numero uno primeval primogenial primordial pristine right up front rudimentary

Antonyms

STRONGEST

last

STRONG

ending extra final following second

ADJECTIVE

lowest

Synonyms

STRONGEST

minimum

WEAK

base bottom ground last least littlest nethermost smallest undermost

ADJECTIVE

minimum

Synonyms

STRONGEST

minimal

WEAK

least possible littlest merest smallest tiniest

Antonyms

WEAK

largest maximum most

NOUN

minimum

Synonyms

STRONGEST

margin

STRONG

atom bottom dab depth dot gleam grain hair iota jot least modicum molecule nadir particle pittance point scintilla scruple shadow smidgen spark speck trifle whit

WEAK

lowest narrowest smallest soupçon

Antonyms

STRONG

dullness lot

WEAK

largest maximum most

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America may have empowered the president to give the capital a case of Mar-a-Lago face, but the city’s inhabitants get only the slightest of say in federal matters.

From Slate • May 18, 2026

But this framing collapses under the slightest scrutiny.

From Salon • May 18, 2026

On Thursday evening, Melléthei-Barna announced that he was withdrawing his candidacy for the post, "to ensure that not even the slightest shadow is cast on the transition".

From BBC • May 8, 2026

But if you asked me whether I had any intention of inheriting it when I was around 20, I didn’t have the slightest inclination either.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

She bobs the slightest of curtseys in acknowledgment and the lobby is abuzz with whispers before the door has fully closed behind them.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

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