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Slightly vs Significantly - What's the difference?

slightly | significantly |

As adverbs the difference between slightly and significantly

is that slightly is slenderly; delicately while significantly is in a significant manner or to a significant extent.

slightly

English

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • Slenderly; delicately.
    • He was slightly built, but tall.
  • To a small extent or degree.
    • He weighed slightly less than his wife who was a foot shorter.

    Synonyms

    * (to a small extent or degree) a little, marginally, somewhat

    Antonyms

    * (to a small extent or degree) quite, very

    significantly

    English

    Adverb

    (-)
  • In a significant manner or to a significant extent.

    • Synonyms

    * way