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slight

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of slight

1 lacking bodily strength

  • a small lad with a slight build
Synonyms of slight

asthenic, debilitated, delicate, down-and-out, effete, enervated, enfeebled, faint, feeble, frail, infirm, languid, low, prostrate, prostrated, sapped, soft, softened, tender, unsubstantial, wasted, weak, weakened, wimpish, wimpy
Words Related to slight

challenged, disabled, incapacitated, invalid

paralyzed

broken-down, decrepit

impotent, powerless

breakable, flimsy, fragile

dizzy, groggy, rocky, unsteady, woozy

drained, exhausted, flagging, tired, weary, worn-out

damaged, harmed, hurt, impaired, injured, lame, unsound

resistless, susceptible, unresistant, vulnerable, yielding
Near Antonyms of slight

able-bodied, athletic, beefy, brawny, fit, husky, muscular, sinewy, strapping, virile

hard, hardy, lusty, red-blooded, robust, sturdy, tough

fortified, hardened, inured, strengthened, toughened

energetic, energized, invigorated, vigorous, vitalized

hale, healthy, sound

capable, competent

convalescing, recovering, recuperating
Antonyms of slight

mighty, powerful, rugged, stalwart, stout, strong

2 lacking importance

  • a slight comedy that did nothing to further her career
Synonyms of slight

fiddling, foolish, frivolous, incidental, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insignificant, little, Mickey Mouse, minor, minute, negligible, nugatory, small, small-fry, trifling, trivial, unimportant
Words Related to slight

jerkwater, one-horse

nickel-and-dime, paltry, petty, small-time, worthless

anonymous, nameless, obscure, uncelebrated, unknown
Phrases Synonymous with slight

neither here nor there
Near Antonyms of slight

decisive, fatal, fateful

chief, dominant, overbearing, overmastering, overriding, principal

distinctive, exceptional, impressive, outstanding, prominent, remarkable

valuable, worthwhile, worthy

distinguished, eminent, great, illustrious, preeminent, prestigious

famous, notorious, renowned

all-important, basic, essential, fundamental, key
Antonyms of slight

big, consequential, eventful, important, major, material, meaningful, momentous, significant, substantial, unfrivolous, weighty

3 of a size that is less than average

  • the slight youth packed a surprisingly solid punch
Synonyms of slight

bantam, diminutive, dinky, dwarfish, fine, half-pint, Lilliputian, little, pint-size (or pint-sized), pocket, pocket-size (also pocket-sized), puny, pygmy, shrimpy, small, smallish, subnormal, toylike, undersized (also undersize)
Words Related to slight

dwarf, toy

runtish, runty, scrubby, stunted

bitty, inappreciable, infinitesimal, little bitty, micro, microscopic (also microscopical), mini, miniature, miniaturized, minikin, minim, minuscule, minute, pinpoint, teensy, teensy-weensy, teeny, teeny-weeny, tiny, wee, weeny (also weensy)

meager (or meagre), niggardly, poor, scant, scanty, scarce, skimp, skimpy, slender, slim, spare, sparse, stingy

deficient, inadequate, insufficient, lacking, wanting

bite-size (also bite-sized), capsule
Near Antonyms of slight

bulky, hefty, hulking, massive, voluminous

boxcar, Brobdingnagian, Bunyanesque, cavernous, colossal, cyclopean, elephantine, enormous, galactic, gargantuan, giant, gigantic, gross, Himalayan, herculean, heroic (also heroical), huge, humongous (also humungous), immense, jumbo, leviathan, mammoth, monolithic, monstrous, monumental, mountainous, pharaonic, prodigious, staggering, stupendous, titanic, tremendous, vast

abundant, ample, appreciable, bountiful, copious, generous, healthy, liberal, plenteous, plentiful

fat, thick

broad, wide

boundless, cosmic (also cosmical), immeasurable, incalculable, infinite

adequate, enough, sufficient
Antonyms of slight

big, biggish, considerable, goodly, grand, great, handsome, husky, king-size (or king-sized), large, largish, outsize (also outsized), overscale (or overscaled), oversize (or oversized), sizable (or sizeable), substantial, tidy, whacking, whopping

4 so small or unimportant as to warrant little or no attention

  • apart from a slight fishy taste, the dish was fine
Synonyms of slight

chicken, de minimis, footling, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insignificant, measly, Mickey Mouse, minute, negligible, niggling, no-account, nominal, paltry, peanut, petty, picayune, piddling, piddly, piffling, pimping, trifling, trivial
Words Related to slight

inferior, mean

imperceptible, inappreciable

little, puny, tiny

hairsplitting, nitpicking, pettifogging, quibbling

one-horse, small-fry, two-bit
Near Antonyms of slight

serious, substantial, weighty

eventful, momentous, pivotal

conspicuous, noteworthy, outstanding, prominent, remarkable, striking

appreciable, discernible (also discernable), measurable
Antonyms of slight

big, consequential, considerable, important, material, significant

5 small in degree

  • only a slight chance of success
Synonyms of slight

fragile, frail, negligible, off, outside, remote, slim, small
Words Related to slight

marginal, minimal, minor

little, tiny
Near Antonyms of slight

great, large

distinct, significant

considerable, goodly, healthy, largish, respectable, significant, sizable (or sizeable), substantial, tidy
Antonyms of slight

good

Synonym Discussion of slight

thin, slender, slim, slight, tenuous mean not thick, broad, abundant, or dense. thin implies comparatively little extension between surfaces or in diameter, or it may imply lack of substance, richness, or abundance.
    • thin wire
    • a thin soup
slender implies leanness or spareness often with grace and good proportion.
    • the slender legs of a Sheraton chair
slim applies to slenderness that suggests fragility or scantiness.
    • a slim volume of poetry
    • a slim chance
slight implies smallness as well as thinness.
    • a slight build
tenuous implies extreme thinness, sheerness, or lack of substance and firmness.
    • a tenuous thread

slight

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of slight

an act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings

  • refused to respond to their petty slights
Synonyms of slight

affront, barb, brickbat, cut, dart, dig, dis (also diss) [slang], epithet, gird, indignity, insult, name, offense (or offence), outrage, personality, poke, put-down, sarcasm, slap, slur
Words Related to slight

catcall, gibe (or jibe), jeer, mock, quip, sneer, taunt

abuse, invective, vituperation

disapproval, opprobrium

disgrace, dishonor, shame

attack, criticism, knock, slam, swipe

torment, torture
Near Antonyms of slight

accolade, commendation, compliment

acclaim, applause, praise

adulation, flattery

slight

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of slight

1 to cause hurt feelings or deep resentment in

  • the dancers felt slighted by the harsh comments of the judges
Synonyms of slight

affront, dis (also diss) [slang], disrespect, insult, offend, outrage, slap, wound
Words Related to slight

cut, snub

displease, distress, disturb, hurt, miff, pain, trouble, upset

jeer, mock, ridicule, sneer (at), taunt

defame, disparage, libel, malign, revile, slander, slur, smear

oppress, persecute, torment, torture
Near Antonyms of slight

acclaim, applaud, approve, hail

commend, compliment, eulogize, praise

adulate, flatter, sweet-talk

exalt, glorify, honor

delight, gratify, please, satisfy

2 to deliberately ignore or treat rudely

  • as a temp worker, she often feels slighted by the people she has to work with
Synonyms of slight

cold-shoulder, cut, high-hat, snub, stiff, stiff-arm
Words Related to slight

isolate, ostracize

brush (aside or off), disdain, rebuff, reject, repel, repulse, scorn, spurn

disregard, forget, neglect, overlook, overpass, pass over, shrug off

3 to show contempt for

  • music critics who slight any style of music that doesnʼt fit their personal taste
Synonyms of slight

contemn, dis (also diss) [slang], disdain, disrespect, high-hat, look down (on or upon), scorn, sniff (at), snoot, snub
Words Related to slight

scout

abhor, abominate, despise, detest, execrate, hate, loathe

belittle, deplore, deprecate, disparage

disapprove (of), discountenance, disfavor, frown (on or upon)
Phrases Synonymous with slight

look down one's nose (at), sneeze at, thumb one's nose (at), walk over
Near Antonyms of slight

cherish, prize, treasure, value

admire, esteem, lionize

hallow, revere, venerate, worship

accept, appreciate, approve (of), care (for), countenance, favor, OK (or okay), subscribe (to)
Antonyms of slight

honor, respect

4 to fail to give proper attention to

  • slighted several major authors in her survey of 20th-century fiction
Synonyms of slight

bypass, disregard, forget, ignore, neglect, overlook, overpass, pass over, slur (over)
Words Related to slight

fail

miss, omit

brush (aside or off), reject, shrug off, slough (off) also sluff (off)

disdain, pooh-pooh (also pooh), scorn

scant, skimp
Near Antonyms of slight

appreciate, cherish, prize, treasure, value

cultivate, foster, nurse, nurture

pamper

remember

listen (to), watch

follow, mark, note, notice, observe, remark
Antonyms of slight

attend (to), heed, mind, regard, tend (to)

Synonym Discussion of slight

neglect, disregard, ignore, overlook, slight, forget mean to pass over without giving due attention. neglect implies giving insufficient attention to something that merits one's attention.
    • habitually neglected his studies
disregard suggests voluntary inattention.
    • disregarded the wishes of his family
ignore implies a failure to regard something obvious.
    • ignored the snide remark
overlook suggests disregarding or ignoring through haste or lack of care.
    • in my rush I overlooked a key example
slight implies contemptuous or disdainful disregarding or omitting.
    • slighted several major authors in her survey
forget may suggest either a willful ignoring or a failure to impress something on one's mind.
    • forget what others say

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