Synonyms for slightly
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1. slightlyadverb

   To a small extent or degree.

   He weighed slightly less than his wife who was a foot shorter.

   Synonyms:
   marginally, somewhat, a little

   Antonyms:
   very, quite

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1. slightly, somewhat, more or lessadverb

   to a small degree or extent

   "his arguments were somewhat self-contradictory"; "the children argued because one slice of cake was slightly larger than the other"

   Synonyms:
   some, passably, just about, somewhat, slenderly, pretty, slimly, fairly, reasonably, middling, moderately, about, roughly, more or less, or so, approximately, around, close to, jolly

2. slenderly, slimly, slightlyadverb

   in a slim or slender manner

   "a slenderly built woman"; "slightly built"

   Synonyms:
   sparingly, meagrely, more or less, meagerly, somewhat, slimly, slenderly

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1. slightlyadjective

   Synonyms:
   little, in a small degree

2. slightlyadjective

   Synonyms:
   weakly, feebly, slenderly

3. slightlyadjective

   Synonyms:
   cursorily, negligently, hastily, in a superficial manner

4. slightlyadjective

   Synonyms:
   scornfully, contemptuously, disrespectfully, slightingly

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1. slightlyadverb

   Synonyms:
   somewhat, superficially, cursorily, hastily

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1. List of paraphrases for "slightly":

   marginally, somewhat, lightly, slight, modestly, mildly, loosely, little, weakly, moderately, minor, gently, rather, bit, just, low, mild

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1. Ziga Adibe:

   We have been losing our crops and witnessing significant drops in agricultural output for the past 15 years. We no longer master the planting season. Rice cultivation is so delicate that when you miss the planting period slightly, you just have to mourn for your loss, what we learned from our parents as children is no longer useful.

2. Kazuo Sato:

   These days we can't buy as much as we want to. Whenever we place slightly bigger orders the market moves. So, we buy only the minimum required for liquidity needs. We will stick with this stance as long as their yields stay low.

3. Chris Wright:

   Margins are terrible, they’re slightly better now then they were six months ago, but they’re still terrible.

4. Hannah Jones:

   Each downward tick in mortgage rates is met with increased buyer demand, as many eager home shoppers take advantage of the slightly lower cost of financing a home, home shoppers are looking to find the optimal combination of prices and mortgage rates before entering the market.

5. Ajay Royan:

   You’re looking for something that is slightly hidden, the secret that was hidden in plain sight.