slightly

slightly

adverb

Definition of SLIGHTLY

1

by a very small margin <I thought the first one was slightly better>

Synonyms barely, hardly, marginally, narrowly, scarcely, slightly

Related Words minimally, minutely, scantly; almost, approximately, closely, more or less, nearly, partly, plus or minus, roughly, somewhat

Near Antonyms definitely, easily, plainly, positively, quite, unquestionably; abundantly, completely, copiously, fully, generously, greatly

Antonyms considerably, significantly, substantially, vastly, well

2

in a very small quantity or degree <he was slightly curious about the identity of the wine, but not enough to bother asking>

Synonyms negligibly, nominally, slightly

Related Words meagerly, scantily; barely, hardly, just, marginally, minimally, scarcely

Near Antonyms completely, entirely, purely, thoroughly, totally, utterly; eminently, exceptionally; appreciably, discernibly, noticeably, palpably; abundantly, plentifully; generously, handsomely, liberally; astronomically, grandly, hugely, monstrously, monumentally

Antonyms awful, awfully, beastly, considerably, deadly, especially, exceedingly (also exceeding), extensively, extra, extremely, far, frightfully, full, greatly, heavily, highly, jolly, mightily, mighty, mortally, most, much, particularly, rattling, real, right, significantly, so, something, substantially, super, terribly, too, very, whacking