What is another word for Slighter?

Pronunciation: [slˈa͡ɪtə] (IPA)

Slighter is a term used to describe something that is a bit smaller or less significant than something else. It can be beneficial to have synonyms for slighter as they can add more variety to your writing or help you express yourself more precisely. Some synonyms for slighter include lesser, smaller, subordinate, inferior, secondary, or minor. These terms can be used when talking about things like differences in size, importance, or influence. Having a range of synonyms for slighter can also help you avoid repetition and make your writing more interesting and engaging.

What are the hypernyms for Slighter?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Slighter

With a curious sense of light opening where all, hitherto, had been opaque, it dawned upon her that, after all, possibly, yes, probably, nay, certainly, the devotion which she had almost wearily taken for granted existed in a much Slighter degree than she had suspected, or existed no longer.
"Night and Day"
Virginia Woolf
Mrs. Milvain was a much Slighter figure; but the same doubt as to the precise lines of her contour filled Ralph, as he regarded them, with dismal foreboding.
"Night and Day"
Virginia Woolf
On several occasions one or other of the boys had been lowered, for Slighter offences, into this dungeon; but no one had ever been condemned to go to the bottom-if bottom there were.
"The Beautiful Wretch; The Pupil of Aurelius; and The Four Macnicols"
William Black

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