Slight and Slighting

Slight

Slight noun - An act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings.

Slighting is a synonym for slight. In some cases you can use "Slighting" instead a noun "Slight".

Slighting

Slighting adjective - Intended to make a person or thing seem of little importance or value.

Slight is a synonym for slighting. Sometimes you can use "Slight" instead the word "Slighting" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: slight, slighted, slightingly
Cite this Source
Slighting and Slight. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/slight/slighting
Slight & Slighting. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/slight/slighting>.
Slighting or Slight. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/slight/slighting.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "slight" and "slighting" have occurred on timeline