slightest

Least of all

Slightest is the superlative of slight, indicating the smallest possible degree or amount.

It appears almost exclusively in negative constructions: I don't have the slightest idea, without the slightest hesitation, not the slightest bit interested.

The phrase not in the slightest means not at all.

minimal

trace

Minute remnant or pursue

  • hintIndirect suggestion
  • touchPerceiving through physical contact
  • whisperSpeech without full voice

glimmer · shred · speck · grain · tad · dash · pinch · smidgen · crumb · flicker

barely

hardly

Almost not at all

faintly · imperceptibly · nearly · almost · remotely · vaguely · dimly · weakly · partially · somewhat

insignificant

trivial

Lacking significance or weight

inconsequential · petty · unimportant · paltry · immaterial · inconsiderable · insubstantial · nominal · marginal · peripheral

Categories
Opposites
degree/magnitude

slightestgreatest

Surpassing all others

most · maximum · largest · biggest · highest

importance/significance

slightestgreatest

Surpassing all others

utmost · paramount · major · crucial · significant

Phrases
Family

slighted, slighter

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G