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Search results for 'little':

little adj, adv, n

adj
1 small, short, tiny, minute, diminutive, miniature, infinitesimal, mini, microscopic, petite, baby, midget, dwarf, Lilliputian, slender, slight, younger colloq. wee, teeny, pint-size(d)
2 short-lived, brief, short, fleeting, passing, momentary, transient, transitory formal ephemeral
3 insufficient, sparse, scant, meagre, paltry, skimpy formal exiguous
4 insignificant, unimportant, inconsiderable, negligible, trivial, petty, minor, paltry, nominal, trifling formal nugatory colloq. peanuts
5 a nice little house pleasant, attractive, nice, sweet, cute
ANTONYM 1 big 2 long, lengthy 3 ample 4 considerable, serious

adv
barely, hardly, scarcely, slightly, rarely, seldom, infrequently, not much, next to nothing, a drop in the ocean
ANTONYM frequently

little by little
gradually, bit by bit, progressively, slowly, step by step, by degrees, imperceptibly, piecemeal
ANTONYM all at one go, quickly

n
bit, dash, pinch, small amount, spot, trace, drop, dab, speck, touch, taste, soupőcon, smattering, particle, hint, fragment, modicum, trifle, trickle
ANTONYM lot