Marginally
Marginally adverb - By a very small margin.
Only slightly and marginally are semantically related in somewhat topic. In some cases you can use "Only slightly" instead an adverb "Marginally", when it comes to topics like negligibly.
Only slightly
Marginally and only slightly are semantically related in somewhat topic. You can use "Marginally" instead an adverb phrase "Only slightly", if it concerns topics such as negligibly.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- somewhat and marginally
- somewhat and only slightly
- little and marginally
- little and only slightly
- barely and marginally
- barely and only slightly
- hardly and marginally
- hardly and only slightly
- not much and marginally
- not much and only slightly
- scarcely and marginally
- scarcely and only slightly
- fractionally and marginally
- fractionally and only slightly
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Only slightly and Marginally. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/marginally/only_slightly
Marginally & Only slightly. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/marginally/only_slightly>.
Only slightly or Marginally. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/marginally/only_slightly.
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