Not nearly and Slightly

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Slightly and not nearly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Slightly" instead an adverb phrase "Not nearly".

Slightly adverb - By a very small margin.

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Not nearly and slightly are semantically related. You can use "Not nearly" instead an adverb "Slightly".

Nearby Word: slight

As a mutant you have powerful melee attacks and increased speed, and time also slows down slightly (although not nearly as much as in games like Max Payne or First Encounter Assault Recon).

Source: Video Game / Area 51 FPS
Each chorus is slightly varied, but the verses are not nearly as well known, not helped by being somewhat disconnected from the chorus, and generally sung very fast.

Source: Chorus-Only Song
Thomas Cromwell is portrayed as a slightly better man in Wolf Hall than he would have been in real life, although not nearly as much as it might seem - most other depictions of him fall into the Historical Villain Upgrade variety.

Source: Historical Hero Upgrade

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