Outside and Slight

Outside

Outside adjective - Small in degree.
Usage example: though they haven't been playing at their best, they still have an outside chance of making it into the championship series

Slight is a synonym for outside in property topic. In some cases you can use "Slight" instead an adjective "Outside", when it comes to topics like big, distant, remote.

Nearby Word: outsider

Slight

Slight adjective - Small in degree.
Usage example: only a slight chance of success

Outside is a synonym for slight in insignificant topic. You can use "Outside" instead an adjective "Slight", if it concerns topics such as big, distant, remote.

How words are described

real real outside real slight
great great outside great slight
mere mere outside mere slight

Both words in one sentence

  • Going to the Store In a slight twist, Punky and her dog were waiting outside the store instead of at home.
  • It is also done by the Troopers in My Dog's Girlfriend, so it's a slight subversion, but outside of those two moments, it is never done or mentioned again.
  • She's sometimes viewed as a slight annoyance by the rest of the group, and certainly by people outside of it.
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