MINIMALLY Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

minimally

adverb

Definition of minimally

as in slightly

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Recent Examples of minimally The underlying problem was an intestinal condition that doctors can fix with a routine, minimally invasive surgery, experts who reviewed Malone’s death records said. — Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 25 Aug. 2026 Treatments range from minimally invasive procedures like Botox and laser therapy, to surgical interventions like chest masculinization and liposuction. — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026 The format was long — some might say tedious — and tightened ever so minimally as Davis aged. — Shirley Halperin, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2026 The disease increasingly impacts non-smoking women, and current screening methods often detect small lung nodules that lack precise, minimally invasive treatment options. — Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Collingwood says rotisserie chicken is best described as minimally processed. — Lynn Andriani, Martha Stewart, 15 Aug. 2026 Keswani said the surgery is typically performed at around 26 weeks of pregnancy using a minimally invasive approach. — ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026 Pap smears are a routine, minimally invasive component of women’s health exams. — Shayna Jacobs, NBC news, 1 Aug. 2026 But minimally processed doesn't mean dates can be eaten without limits. — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for minimally

Adverb

The boy was spotted sitting on his own at a hut about 8,200 feet (2,500 meters) above sea level – slightly more than halfway up the country’s tallest mountain – by a worker on Thursday, according to CNN’s affiliate TV Asahi.

— Chris Lau, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
The kitchen itself, though, feels fairly unused—one tap wasn’t working, the cutlery was slightly rusty, and the whole setup had a ramshackle quality.

— Megan Rose Murray, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of slightly

Adverb

Some come so quickly that there’s barely time to process how they were accomplished.

— Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026
Azurá Stevens, the franchise’s marquee signing worth just over $1 million a year, barely cracked a 10-point average while missing nearly a quarter of the season due to injuries and personal concerns.

— Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of barely

Adverb

The dozens of edits that Congress made have been minutely examined by historians and literary scholars.

— Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Its standout feature is its hyper-deformable wheels, minutely structured from silicone, composite, and stainless steel, which create a soft, enlarged contact surface with the terrain.

— Tim Barber, Wired News, 14 Apr. 2026

Definition of minutely

Adverb

Liverpool, the Premier League’s most profitable club, have only marginally broken across the FSG era (below).

— Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
What is significant about these marginally publishable literary acts, these ten pages in the body (of the email), is not how they are read but their conspicuous unreadness.

— M. C. Mah, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of marginally

Adverb

But critics have argued that the ads seem narrowly designed to encourage more people to use their glasses for continuous recording.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2026
Ossoff ran in a special election for Georgia's sixth congressional district in 2017, narrowly losing the race to Republican Karen Handel.

— Irene Wright, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of narrowly

Adverb

The battle over growing cannabis under the sun is somewhat ironic because hemp, which is the cannabis plant with only trace amounts of the delta-9 THC that gets users high, can be legally grown nationwide in farm fields.

— Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
Reluctantly, somewhat sheepishly, Van Lith wandered along the edge of the corn patch that August.

— Jeff Murray, Outdoor Life, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of somewhat

Adverb

The activity now seen actually serves as a further threat to competitive balance in a division where scarcely anyone stands a chance of winning the title in the first place.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026
All four were victorious, their religious affiliations scarcely noted.

— Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2026

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