🔹slight

adjective
/slaɪt/

Meaning

Small in degree; not considerable.
small in degree; not severe or intense; slim; thin

Example Sentences

There was a slight change in the schedule.

There was a slight delay in the train schedule.

Example Expressions

take it as a slight

Synonyms

small, minor, trivial, negligible, faint, little, minimal
Entry 1
small, minor, trivial, negligible, faint
Entry 2
minor, small, little, negligible, minimal

Antonyms

major, significant, large, substantial, considerable
Entry 1
major, significant, large
Entry 2
major, significant, substantial, considerable, large

Collocations

slight change, slight chance, slight problem, slight build, slight delay, slight difference, slight improvement
Entry 1
slight change, slight chance, slight problem, slight build
Entry 2
slight delay, slight difference, slight problem, slight change, slight improvement

More Example Sentences

I see it slightly differently - allow me to explain.

I think there has been a slight misunderstanding here.

Your point has logic, but my opinion is slightly different.

There is a slight delay because I have not received some data yet.

Actually, as far as I know, the information is slightly different.

The latest research on this topic says something slightly different.

The difference between the two options is slight, but that slight difference matters.

A man donates blood for the first time at a mobile clinic parked outside his office after reading a poster about the urgent need for donors and a friendly nurse explains the process to him while he sits in a comfortable chair and the whole procedure takes less than fifteen minutes leaving him feeling slightly tired but very proud

A man donates blood for the first time at a mobile clinic parked outside his office after reading a poster about the urgent need for donors and a friendly nurse explains the process to him while he sits in a comfortable chair and the whole procedure takes less than fifteen minutes leaving him feeling slightly tired but very proud because he knows his donation could save someone's life

A man donates blood for the first time at a mobile clinic parked outside his office after reading a poster about the urgent need for donors and a friendly nurse explains the process to him while he sits in a comfortable chair and the whole procedure takes less than fifteen minutes leaving him feeling slightly tired but very proud because he knows his donation could save someone's life and he promises to come back and donate again in three months.

Related Vocabularies

complicated or engaged in something
extending far down from the top or surface; profound or intense
consisting of many different and connected parts; complicated; difficult to understand
causing shame; disgraceful; embarrassing
not confirmed as true or definite; not verified or substantiated
of very poor quality; bad or unpleasant

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