All slight synonyms
slight
S s adjective slight
- outside β the outer side, surface, or part; exterior: The outside of the house needs painting.
- attenuate β To attenuate something means to reduce it or weaken it.
- wee β little; very small.
- minimal β constituting a minimum: a minimal mode of transportation.
- weedy β full of or abounding in weeds.
- exculpatory β Excusing or clearing of any wrongdoing.
- exiguous β Very small in size or amount.
adj slight
- mini β miniskirt.
- benign β You use benign to describe someone who is kind, gentle, and harmless.
- lesser β small in size; not big; not large; tiny: a little desk in the corner of the room.
- forget it β certainly not
- ho-hum β dull, boring, or routine; so-so: a ho-hum performance.
- flasher β a brief, sudden burst of bright light: a flash of lightning.
- half-assed β insufficient or haphazard; not fully planned or developed.
- hairline β a very slender line.
- derisory β If you describe something such as an amount of money as derisory, you are emphasizing that it is so small or inadequate that it seems silly or not worth considering.
- few β not many but more than one: Few artists live luxuriously.
- lightsome β emitting or reflecting light; luminous.
- low-down β If someone gives you the low-down on a person or thing, they tell you all the important information about them.
- lightweight β light in weight.
- meager β deficient in quantity or quality; lacking fullness or richness; scanty; inadequate: a meager salary; meager fare; a meager harvest.
- imponderable β not ponderable; that cannot be precisely determined, measured, or evaluated.
verb slight
- miss β to fail to hit or strike: to miss a target.
- defy β If you defy someone or something that is trying to make you behave in a particular way, you refuse to obey them and behave in that way.
- have no use for β to employ for some purpose; put into service; make use of: to use a knife.
- blistered β a thin vesicle on the skin, containing watery matter or serum, as from a burn or other injury.
- cut corners β to do something in the easiest and shortest way, esp at the expense of high standards
- disoblige β to refuse or neglect to oblige; act contrary to the desire or convenience of; fail to accommodate.
- cut dead β to snub completely
- neglect β to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
- hold off β to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- have nothing to do with β not associate with
- burred β prickly or rough in texture.
- let slide β to move along in continuous contact with a smooth or slippery surface: to slide down a snow-covered hill.
- make ends meet β the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad: the end of a street; the end of a rope.
- burring β a pronunciation of the r- sound as a uvular trill, as in certain Northern English dialects.
- brush off β If someone brushes you off when you speak to them, they refuse to talk to you or be nice to you.
- badmouth β (informal) To criticize or malign, especially unfairly or spitefully.
noun slight
- offense β a violation or breaking of a social or moral rule; transgression; sin.
- contemptuousness β showing or expressing contempt or disdain; scornful; disrespectful.
- dishonor β lack or loss of honor; disgraceful or dishonest character or conduct.
- diminutiveness β The state or quality of being diminutive.
- exiguity β The quality of being meagre or scanty.
- booboos β a stupid or silly mistake; blunder.
- narrowness β of little breadth or width; not broad or wide; not as wide as usual or expected: a narrow path.
- disregard β to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
- mismanagement β The process or practice of managing ineptly, incompetently, or dishonestly.
- zinger β a quick, witty, or pointed remark or retort: During the debate she made a couple of zingers that deflated the opposition.
- dishonour β lack or loss of honor; disgraceful or dishonest character or conduct.
- error β A mistake.