slightly
Just a tad
Slightly means to a small degree or extent—not much, but noticeably: The door was slightly ajar.
It softens statements: I'm slightly worried about the test.
Slightly can also convey understatement or irony: That's slightly problematic might mean it's actually quite serious.
To a minor extent
- somewhatTo a moderate extent
- a bitSmall amount modifier
- a littleTo minor extent
- faintlyIn a weak manner
mildly · moderately · partially · relatively · rather · nominally · fractionally · minimally
Below detection threshold
- infinitesimallyTo an immeasurably small degree
- undetectablyWithout being sensed
- invisiblyWithout being seen
- subtlyWith quiet nuance
marginally
To a minor extent
faintly · mildly · moderately · partially · relatively · rather · nominally · fractionally · minimally · negligibly
barely
Only just, almost not
narrowly · only just · by a hair · by a whisker · borderline · short of
imperceptibly
Below detection threshold
- infinitesimallyTo an immeasurably small degree
- undetectablyWithout being sensed
- invisiblyWithout being seen
subtly · faintly · indiscernibly · inappreciably · microscopically
a tad
Slight amount
- a smidgenMinuscule quantity
- adverbsquickly, slowly, very, really, now
- intensifiersvery, really, extremely, absolutely, incredibly
- hedgessomewhat, I think, I believe, fairly, I guess
- tiny amountsbit, drop, hint, dash, dot
- approximationsabout, approximately, around, roughly, almost
- Understatementlitotes, meiosis, downplay, minimizing, undersell
slightlyextremely
To an intense degree
very · greatly · highly · immensely · enormously
slightlydefinitely
With complete certainty
positively · unquestionably · certainly · absolutely · undoubtedly
- not in the slightestComplete emphatic denial
- slightly drunkMildly intoxicated condition
- slightly open
- slight tremor
- slight nod
- slightly annoyed
slight, slightest, slighting, slighted, slighter, slightness