Little

Small

Synonyms: Small, compact, miniature, minute, toy, pocket, dwarf, fun-size, dainty, sweet, wee, teeny-weeny, teensy-weensy, half-pint, titchy, tiddly, vest-pocket, slight, petite, squat, elfin, pygmy, homuncular, pint-sized, small-scale, mini, tiny, minuscule, baby, undersized, midget, bijou, cute, dear, teeny, teensy, itsy-bitsy, dinky, ickle, little-bitty, short, thin, diminutive, stubby, dwarfish, bantam, and Lilliputian.

Young

Synonyms: Young, junior, baby, minor, younger, small, and infant.

Brief

Synonyms: Brief, short-lived, momentary, transient, evanescent, fast, hasty, wee, short, fleeting, transitory, ephemeral, infinitesimal, quick, and cursory.

Minor

Synonyms: Minor, insignificant, trifling, paltry, negligible, nugatory, of little/no account, unimportant, trivial, petty, inconsequential, inconsiderable, and of minor importance.

Some

Synonyms: Some, a bit of, a soupçon of, a taste of, a spot of, a morsel of, a snippet of, a particle of, a shade of, a trace of, a suspicion of, a splash of, a pinch of, a sprinkle of, a speck of, a tad of, a small amount of, a touch of, a dash of, a dab of, a modicum of, a fragment of, a tinge of, a jot of, a suggestion of, a hint of, a dribble of, a driblet of, a sprinkling of, a grain of, and a smidgen of.

A short time

Synonyms: A short time, a bit, a short spell, a minute, a second, an instant, a sec, a jiffy, a little while, an interval, a short period, a moment, a split second, a flash, a mo, and a jiff.

Hardly any

Synonyms: Hardly any, slight, scant, restricted, little or no, negligible, inadequate, not much, small, limited, modest, minimal, and insufficient.

Slightly

Synonyms: Slightly, remotely, moderately, a little bit, to some degree, sort of, kinda, faintly, vaguely, somewhat, quite, fairly, kind of, and ish.

Example Sentences

She has little time to spare.

There was little food left over.

He showed little interest in studying.

They made little progress this week.