All slight synonyms
slight
S s adj slight
- inconsiderable β small, as in value, amount, or size.
- minor β lesser, as in size, extent, or importance, or being or noting the lesser of two: a minor share.
- beanstalk β the stem of a bean plant
- cobwebby β bearing an accumulation of cobwebs.
- minor-league β of or relating to a minor league.
- imperceptible β very slight, gradual, or subtle: the imperceptible slope of the road.
- gracile β gracefully slender.
- bitty β If you say that something is bitty, you mean that it seems to be formed from a lot of different parts which you think do not fit together or go together well.
- featherweight β a boxer or other contestant intermediate in weight between a bantamweight and a lightweight, especially a professional boxer weighing up to 126 pounds (57 kg).
- chiffon β Chiffon is a kind of very thin silk or nylon cloth that you can see through.
- condonable β to disregard or overlook (something illegal, objectionable, or the like): The government condoned the computer hacking among rival corporations.
- minikin β a person or object that is delicate, dainty, or diminutive.
- inappreciable β imperceptible; insignificant: an inappreciable difference.
- floatable β capable of floating; that can be floated.
adjective slight
- cincher β Something that cinches as in holds and fastens, such as a belt or corset.
- fleshless β Without flesh, lacking flesh.
- mild β amiably gentle or temperate in feeling or behavior toward others.
- faint β lacking brightness, vividness, clearness, loudness, strength, etc.: a faint light; a faint color; a faint sound.
- depthless β immeasurably deep; fathomless
- excusable β Able to be justified or forgiven; forgivable.
- off β so as to be no longer supported or attached: This button is about to come off.
- marginal β pertaining to a margin.
- insignificant β unimportant, trifling, or petty: Omit the insignificant details.
noun slight
- fewness β the state of being few or small in quantity; paucity.
- left-handed compliment β an ambiguous compliment
- disbarment β to expel from the legal profession or from the bar of a particular court.
- howler β a person, animal, or thing that howls.
- ingloriousness β The state of being inglorious.
- misprint β a mistake in printing, as an instance of printing a letter or word other than that intended.
- in-accuracy β something inaccurate; error.
- brush-off β a refusal to talk or listen to someone; abrupt or final dismissal or rebuff.
- default β If a person, company, or country defaults on something that they have legally agreed to do, such as paying some money or doing a piece of work before a particular time, they fail to do it.
- hard time β a period of difficulties or hardship.
- faintness β lacking brightness, vividness, clearness, loudness, strength, etc.: a faint light; a faint color; a faint sound.
- brickbat β Brickbats are very critical or insulting remarks which are made in public about someone or something.
verb slight
- cut to the quick β done, proceeding, or occurring with promptness or rapidity, as an action, process, etc.; prompt; immediate: a quick response.
- disesteem β to hold in low regard; think unfavorably of.
- caricatured β Simple past tense and past participle of caricature.
- blink β When you blink or when you blink your eyes, you shut your eyes and very quickly open them again.
- forget β to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall: to forget someone's name.
- disdain β to look upon or treat with contempt; despise; scorn.
- beat off β to drive back; repel
- let slip β to move, flow, pass, or go smoothly or easily; glide; slide: Water slips off a smooth surface.
- misprize β to despise; undervalue; slight; scorn.
- disrespected β lack of respect; discourtesy; rudeness.
- faulted β a defect or imperfection; flaw; failing: a fault in the brakes; a fault in one's character.
- frown on β to contract the brow, as in displeasure or deep thought; scowl.
- nixing β nothing.
- look the other way β look in the opposite direction