a bit
To some extent
A bit is a small amount or degree, slightly less casual than "a little": That's a bit much, Wait a bit.
It softens statements: I'm a bit tired sounds gentler than "I'm tired." In British usage especially, a bit of precedes nouns: a bit of luck, a bit of trouble.
Not a bit means not at all.
To a moderate extent
- marginallyTo a minor extent
- barelyOnly just, almost not
- scarcelyAlmost not
- hardlyAlmost not at all
faintly · subtly · minimally · slightly · a little · a tad · kind of · sort of
somewhat
To a moderate extent
- marginallyTo a minor extent
- barelyOnly just, almost not
- scarcelyAlmost not
hardly · faintly · subtly · minimally · slightly · a little · a tad · kind of · sort of · rather
pinch
Squeeze with fingertips
speck · morsel · trace · drop · hint · dash · touch · sliver · smattering · modicum
moment
Brief period of time
spell · short time · jiffy · tick · instant · shortly · soon · quick moment · pause · wait
- Amountsa lot, a few, a little, some, many
- hedgessomewhat, I think, slightly, I believe, fairly
- smallnesssmall, little, tiny, mini, miniature
- approximationsabout, approximately, around, roughly, almost
- modifiersadjectives, modifier, modifiers, adjective, adverb
- Understatementlitotes, meiosis, downplay, minimizing, undersell
a bita lot
Large quantity or frequency
very much · not at all · greatly · enormously · extremely