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Main Entry: slight
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: insignificant, small

Synonyms:

fat, feeble, inconsiderable, insubstantial, meager, minor, modest, negligible, off, outside, paltry, petty, piddling, remote, scanty, slender, slim, sparse, superficial, trifling, trivial, unessential, unimportant, weak

Antonyms:

big, great, important, large, significant
Main Entry: slight
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: thin, small in build

Synonyms:

attenuate, broomstick, dainty, delicate, feeble, flimsy, fragile, frail, light, reedy, shadow, skeleton, skinny, slender, slim, spare, stick, twiggy

Antonyms:

chubby, fat, large, tall, thick
Main Entry: slight
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: insult, disrespect

Synonyms:

affront, brush-off, call-down, cold shoulder, contempt, cut, discourtesy, disdain, disregard, inattention, indifference, kick, neglect, put-down, rebuff, rejection, slap in the face, snub

Antonyms:

compliment, praise, respect
Main Entry: slight
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: offend, insult

Synonyms:

affront, blink at, brush off, chill, contemn, cool*, cut*, despise, discount, disdain, disparage, disregard, fail, flout, forget, give the brush, give the cold shoulder to, ignore, make light of, neglect, not give time of day, omit, overlook, pooh-pooh, reject, scoff, scorn, show disrespect, shrug off, skip, slur, sneeze at, snub, treat with contempt, turn deaf ear to, upstage

Antonyms:

compliment, flatter, praise
Main Entry: affront
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: an insult

Synonyms:

abuse, backhanded compliment, brickbat, dirty deed, indignity, injury, left-handed compliment, offense, outrage, provocation, put-down, slap in the face, slap, slight, slur, vexation, wrong
Notes: effrontery means shameless boldness or insulting presumptuousness while an affront is a deliberately offensive act or open insult

Antonyms:

appeasement, compliment, pleasantry
Main Entry: affront
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: insult or involve in entanglement

Synonyms:

abuse, anger, annoy, confront, criticize, displease, dispraise, dump on, encounter, face, give a zinger, give the cold shoulder, hit where one lives, meet, offend, outrage, pique, provoke, put down*, slander, slight, taunt, vex

Antonyms:

appease, assuage, compliment, gratify, mollify, placate, please, satisfy, soothe
Main Entry: benign
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: not cancerous

Synonyms:

curable, early stage, harmless, limited, remediable, slight, superficial

Antonyms:

cancerous, malignant
Main Entry: blink
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: ignore

Synonyms:

bypass, condone, connive, cushion, discount, disregard, fail, forget, neglect, omit, overlook, overpass, pass by, slight, turn a blind eye

Antonyms:

attend, be aware, pay attention
Main Entry: brush aside/brush off
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: ignore; refuse

Synonyms:

boycott, cold-shoulder, contradict, cut, deny, disclaim, dismiss, disown, disregard, get rid of, have no time for, ostracize, override, rebuff, reject, repudiate, scorn, send away, slight, snub, spurn, sweep aside

Antonyms:

attend, pay attention, see
Main Entry: contempt
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: disdain, disrespect

Synonyms:

antipathy, audacity, aversion, condescension, contumely, defiance, derision, despisal, despisement, despite, disesteem, disregard, distaste, hatred, indignity, malice, mockery, neglect, recalcitrance, repugnance, ridicule, scorn, slight, snobbery, stubbornness

Antonyms:

admiration, affection, approbation, approval, endorsement, love, regard, respect, sanction
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