Greatly and Slightly

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Greatly

Greatly adverb - To a large extent or degree.
Usage example: authorities have greatly increased the scope of their investigation of corruption in the mayor's office
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Slightly is an antonym for greatly.
Nearby Words: great, greatness

Slightly

Slightly adverb - By a very small margin.
Usage example: I thought the first one was slightly better
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Greatly is an antonym for slightly in little topic.
Nearby Word: slight
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  • Literature / Horatio Hornblower Heck, everyone outside the British Navy seems slightly or greatly incompetent, and a good deal of the people within.
    Source: Literature / Horatio Hornblower
  • Video Game / Summon Night Nothing is weak to any particular origin, but all can be resisted either slightly or greatly.
    Source: Video Game / Summon Night
  • Relationship Values Occasionally, instead of simply approving or disapproving, they "slightly" or "greatly" approve/disapprove.
    Source: Relationship Values
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