Collocations for "slightly"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "slightly" in context.
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slightly
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adv
- slightly [over, less than] [half]
- is slightly off [center, kilter]
- is slightly different from the [rest, others, norm]
- is a slightly different [approach, idea]
- is slightly [higher, slower] than
- is slightly more [expensive, complicated, likely] than
- was slightly out of place
- felt slightly out of place at the [dinner, party, ceremony]
- that was slightly off topic
- was slightly ahead of [them, the others, the chasers]
- the road bends slightly (to the left)
- moved (over) slightly to
- [was, scored] slightly [above] average
- took slightly longer than I [thought, imagined, expected]
- [rose, grew, improved, changed] slightly (over time)
- have been slightly [modified, changed, altered]
- ever so slightly
'slightly' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
aback
- annoyed
- awry
- belated
- bend
- bewildered
- blurry
- bow
- bulky
- change
- chilled
- conspicuous
- contrast
- cringe
- damp
- decrease
- differ
- disadvantage
- distressed
- do
- ease
- eccentric
- faded
- falter
- flatten
- flinch
- gentle
- grade
- hamper
- increase
- injure
- less
- lighter
- lower
- off
- offensive
- offset
- out
- overthrow
- overweight
- purse
- recoil
- reduce
- salty
- scenario
- sequence
- slant
- smile
- squirm
- tapered