| Main Entry: | slightly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | a little |
Synonyms: |
hardly, hardly at all, hardly noticeable, imperceptibly, inappreciably, inconsiderably, insignificantly, kind of, lightly, marginally, more or less, on a small scale, pretty, scarcely any, somewhat, to some degree, to some extent |
Antonyms: |
a lot, considerably, greatly |
| Main Entry: | hardly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | scarcely; with difficulty |
Synonyms: |
almost inconceivably, almost not, barely, by a hair, by no means, comparatively, detectably, faintly, gradually, imperceptibly, infrequently, just, little, no more than, no way, not a bit, not at all, not by much, not likely, not markedly, not measurably, not much, not notably, not noticeably, not often, not quite, once in a blue moon, only, only just, perceptibly, practically, pretty near, rarely, scantly, seldom, simply, slightly, somewhat, sparsely, sporadically, with trouble |
Antonyms: |
very |
| Main Entry: | lightly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | gently, effortlessly |
Synonyms: |
agilely, airily, breezily, carelessly, casually, daintily, delicately, easily, ethereally, faintly, flippantly, freely, frivolously, gingerly, heedlessly, indifferently, leniently, mildly, moderately, nimbly, peacefully, quietly, readily, simply, slightingly, slightly, smoothly, softly, sparingly, sparsely, subtly, tenderly, tenuously, thinly, thoughtlessly, timidly, unsubstantially, well |
Antonyms: |
effortfully, heavily |
| Main Entry: | moderately |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | to a degree, to some extent |
Synonyms: |
a little, averagely, enough, fairly, gently, in moderation, in reason, kind of, more or less, more than not, not exactly, passably, pretty, quite, quite a bit, rather, reasonably, slightly, so-so, some, something, somewhat, sort of, temperately, tolerable, tolerably, tolerantly, within limits, within reason |
Antonyms: |
immoderately, unlimitedly |
| Main Entry: | partly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | not completely |
Synonyms: |
at best, at least, at most, at worst, bit by bit, by degrees, carelessly, halfway, in a general way, in bits and pieces, in part, in some measure, in some ways, inadequately, incompletely, insufficiently, little by little, measurably, not entirely, not fully, not strictly speaking, not wholly, notably, noticeably, partially, piece by piece, piecemeal, relatively, slightly, so far as possible, somewhat, to a certain degree, to a certain extent, up to a certain point, within limits |
| Notes: | partially means 'incompletely'; partly means 'in part' |
Antonyms: |
completely, totally, wholly |
| Main Entry: | rather |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | moderately |
Synonyms: |
a bit, a little, averagely, comparatively, enough, fairly, in a certain degree, kind of, more or less, passably, pretty, quite, ratherish, reasonably, relatively, slightly, so-so, some, something, somewhat, sort of, to some degree, to some extent, tolerably |
Antonyms: |
extremely, violently |
| Main Entry: | scarcely |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | barely |
Synonyms: |
hardly, imperceptibly, infrequently, just, just barely, only just, rarely, scantily, seldom, slightly |
Antonyms: |
adequately, commonly, sufficiently |
| Main Entry: | somewhat |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | to some extent |
Synonyms: |
a little, adequately, bearably, considerably, fairly, far, in part, incompletely, insignificantly, kind of, moderately, more or less, not much, partially, pretty, quite, rather, ratherish, significantly, slightly, some, something, sort of, to a degree, tolerably, well |
Antonyms: |
not at all |
| Main Entry: | intangibly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | barely |
Synonyms: |
hardly, impalpably, indefinitely, slightly, undetectably, vaguely |
| Main Entry: | sort of |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | in a way |
Synonyms: |
kind of, moderately, rather, slightly, somewhat, to a degree |