Synonyms for slight
slaɪtslight

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1. slight

   Fine (Latin finis, end) denotes that which has been brought to a full end, finished. From this root-sense many derived meanings branch out, causing words quite remote from each other to be alike synonyms of fine. That which is truly finished, brought to an ideal end, is excellent of its kind, and beautiful, if a thing that admits of beauty; as, a fine house, fine trees, a fine woman, a fine morning; if a thing that admits of the removal of impurities, it is not finished till these are removed, and hence fine signifies clarified, clear, pure, refined; as, fine gold. That which is finished is apt to be polished, smooth to the touch, minutely exact in outline; hence fine comes to be a synonym for all words like dainty, delicate, exquisite; as, fine manners, a fine touch, fine perceptions. As that which is delicate is apt to be small, by an easy extension of meaning fine becomes a synonym for slender, slight, minute, comminuted; as, a fine thread, fine sand; or for filmy, tenuous, thin; as, a fine lace, fine wire; and as a thin edge is keen, sharp, fine becomes also a synonym for these words; as, a fine point, a fine edge. Compare BEAUTIFUL; MINUTE.

   Synonyms:
   beautiful, clarified, clear, comminuted, dainty, delicate, elegant, excellent, exquisite, fine, gauzy, handsome, keen, minute, nice, polished, pure, refined, sensitive, sharp, slender, small, smooth, splendid, subtile, subtle, tenuous, thin

   Antonyms:
   big, blunt, clumsy, coarse, great, heavy, huge, immense, large, rude, stout, thick

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1. slightverb

   Synonyms:
   disregard, disdain, acorn, overlook, disparage

   Antonyms:
   regard, respect, notice, observe

2. slightnoun

   Synonyms:
   neglect, contempt, scorn, disregard

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1. rebuff, slightadjective

   a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)

   Synonyms:
   snub, repulse, rebuff

   Antonyms:
   important, fat, significant

2. little(a), slightadjective

   (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some

   "little rain fell in May"; "gave it little thought"; "little time is left"; "we still have little money"; "a little hope remained"; "there's slight chance that it will work"; "there's a slight chance it will work"

   Antonyms:
   significant, important, fat

3. flimsy, fragile, slight, tenuous, thinadjective

   lacking substance or significance

   "slight evidence"; "a tenuous argument"; "a thin plot"; a fragile claim to fame"

   Synonyms:
   slender, delicate, sparse, slim, tenuous, fragile, lean, frail, thin, flimsy, little(a), svelte, unconvincing

   Antonyms:
   fat, important, significant

4. slender, slight, slim, svelteverb

   being of delicate or slender build

   "she was slender as a willow shoot is slender"- Frank Norris; "a slim girl with straight blonde hair"; "watched her slight figure cross the street"

   Synonyms:
   flimsy, lissome, urbane, lithesome, sylphlike, lissom, tenuous, polished, thin, slender, svelte, slim, little(a), refined, supple, lithe, fragile

   Antonyms:
   significant, fat, important

5. slight, cold-shoulderverb

   pay no attention to, disrespect

   "She cold-shouldered her ex-fiance"

   Synonyms:
   cold-shoulder

   Antonyms:
   important, fat, significant

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1. slightadjective

   Synonyms:
   small, little, trifling, inconsiderable, trivial, petty, paltry, insignificant, unimportant, of little account

2. slightadjective

   Synonyms:
   weak, frail, feeble, fragile, flimsy, slender

3. slightadjective

   Synonyms:
   cursory, hasty, hurried, desultory, superficial, scanty

4. slightnoun

   Synonyms:
   neglect, disregard, inattention, disrespect, contempt, scorn, disdain, indignity

5. slightverb

   Synonyms:
   neglect, disregard, disdain, contempt, despise, scout, scorn, give a cold shoulder to, turn a cold shoulder on

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1. slightadjective

   Synonyms:
   inconsiderable, trivial, insignificant, trifling, petty, paltry, desultory, cursory, superficial, indifferent

2. slightnoun

   Synonyms:
   neglect, inattention, disregard, snub

3. slightverb

   Synonyms:
   overlook, neglect, disregard, ignore

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1. List of paraphrases for "slight":

   mild, lightweight, léger, light, minor, slightly, small, légère, light-duty, modest, low, thin, little, marginal, light-weight, lenient, weak

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1. Charles Robert Darwin:

   I have called this principle, by which each slight variation, if useful, is preserved, by the term of Natural Selection.

2. Soichiro Monji:

   As with 2018, the U.S.-China trade row remains a key market theme in 2019. A slight difference is that there are some signs that the two sides are seeking some sort of a resolution, china seems to be running low on options, while the United States would also want to avoid a prolonged conflict given the negative consequences on its markets and the economy.

3. Lyle Fitterer:

   What could surprise investors is when they actually hear the word' default,' and that a default occurred, the immediate reaction might be a slight sell-off in the marketplace because I think people will start to anticipate,' OK, what's the next series of debt they're going to default on ?'.

4. John Kasich:

   I think that the Western world needs to be united, and we need to invite our friends in the Arab world together, and we do need to develop a plan, but to say that we're going to stop ISIS by just dropping bombs, it'll either preserve the status quo, or they'll make slight gains.

5. The Kidner Family Graham:

   When you think back, all the things that had to line up for us to meet is incredible, one slight change of plans, we never would have met. It was meant to be.