A little

Synonyms for "a little" (43 found)

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Closest matches (9)

Adverb(2 words)
a bita trifle
Noun(6 words)
a bita tada touchbitcatnappingcautiously

Strong matches (13)

Related words (21)

Determiner(2 words)
some sugarsome water
Adjective(1 words)
tiny bit

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

9 entries
amountdegree adverbdegree modifierdeterminantmeasuremodifierquantifierquantitystance adverb

More specific

15 entries

Collocations

10 entries
a little bita little bit ofa little helpa little lessa little moneya little morea little sugara little timea little watera little while

Inflections

2 entries

Derivations

1 entries

Sample sentences

14 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The door was opened a little.

Source: wiktionary

Helping not a little was a squad of volunteers.

Source: wiktionary

How are you feeling? ~ A little better, thanks.

Source: wiktionary

Orion hit a rabbit once; but though sore wounded it got to the bury, and, struggling in, the arrow caught the side of the hole and was drawn out. Indeed, a nail filed sharp is not of much avail as an arrowhead; you must have it barbed, and that was a little beyond our skill.

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