SLIGHT Synonyms
There are 10 hypernyms of the word slight. (close relations)
slighted
Best Alternative Words for SLIGHT
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negligible | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • so small as to be meaningless; insignificant • not worth considering | ||||||||
tiny | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • very small | ||||||||
little | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adjective • limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent • (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some • low in stature; not tall; describing something or someone with a stature less than normal noun • a small amount or duration adverb • not much adjective satellite • (of children and animals) young, immature • (informal) small and of little importance • (of a voice) faint • lowercase • small in a way that arouses feelings (of tenderness or its opposite depending on the context) | ||||||||
inconsequential | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • lacking worth or importance • not following logically as a consequence | ||||||||
insignificant | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • devoid of importance, meaning, or force adjective satellite • signifying nothing • of little importance or influence or power; of minor status • small and unimpressive | ||||||||
minor | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • of lesser importance or stature or rank • lesser in scope or effect • inferior in number or size or amount • (of a scale or mode) having half steps between the second and third degrees, and (usually) the fifth and sixth degrees, and the seventh and eighth degrees • not of legal age • of lesser seriousness or danger • of your secondary field of academic concentration or specialization noun • a young person of either sex adjective satellite • of the younger of two boys with the same family name • warranting only temporal punishment • relatively moderate, limited, or small verb • have as one's secondary field of study | ||||||||
minuscule | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • of or relating to a small cursive script developed from uncial; 7th to 9th centuries noun • the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case • a small cursive script developed from uncial between the 7th and 9th centuries and used in medieval manuscripts adjective satellite • lowercase • extremely small | ||||||||
modest | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself • not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance adjective satellite • not large but sufficient in size or amount • free from pomp or affectation • low or inferior in station or quality • humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness • relatively moderate, limited, or small | ||||||||
petite | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • a garment size for short or slender women adjective satellite • very small | ||||||||
small | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent noun • the slender part of the back • a garment size for a small person adverb • on a small scale adjective satellite • relatively moderate, limited, or small • (of children and animals) young, immature • slight or limited; especially in degree or intensity or scope • low or inferior in station or quality • lowercase • (of a voice) faint • have fine or very small constituent particles • not large but sufficient in size or amount • made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth) | ||||||||
trivial | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • (informal) small and of little importance • of little substance or significance • concerned with trivialities | ||||||||
flimsy | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • not convincing noun • a thin strong lightweight translucent paper used especially for making carbon copies adjective satellite • lacking solidity or strength • lacking substance or significance | ||||||||
svelte | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • being of delicate or slender build | ||||||||
belittle | verbv | |||||||
verb • cause to seem less serious; play down • express a negative opinion of • lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of | ||||||||
belittlement | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of making a person or a thing seem little or unimportant. | ||||||||
contemn | verbv | |||||||
verb • look down on with disdain | ||||||||
contemptuous | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • expressing extreme contempt | ||||||||
daft | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • informal or slang terms for mentally irregular | ||||||||
despise | verbv | |||||||
verb • look down on with disdain | ||||||||
disdainful | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • expressing extreme contempt • having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy | ||||||||