| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | almost impossible | nearly not possible |
| 2. | almost never | nearly never |
| 3. | almost none | very few or little |
| 4. | almost not | very nearly not at all |
| 5. | anything but | not at all |
| 6. | arduously | with great difficulty |
| 7. | as good as not | effectively not |
| 8. | barely | only just; almost not |
| 9. | basically not | in essence, not |
| 10. | by a hair | by an extremely small margin |
| 11. | by a nose | by a very small margin |
| 12. | by a whisker | by a very small margin |
| 13. | by inches | by a narrow margin |
| 14. | by no means | certainly not |
| 15. | dim | not clear or bright |
| 16. | dimly | not clearly or strongly |
| 17. | effectively not | in practice, not |
| 18. | essentially not | basically not |
| 19. | every so often | occasionally; at intervals |
| 20. | faint | weak; barely noticeable |
| 21. | faintly | only weakly or slightly |
| 22. | far from | not at all |
| 23. | from time to time | occasionally; not regularly |
| 24. | in no respect | not in any way |
| 25. | in no sense | not in any meaning |
| 26. | in no way | not at all |
| 27. | infrequently | not often |
| 28. | intermittently | with pauses between occurrences |
| 29. | irregularly | not at regular intervals |
| 30. | just about | almost; nearly |
| 31. | just barely | by a very small margin |
| 32. | just dimly | with very little clarity |
| 33. | just faintly | weakly; barely noticeably |
| 34. | just managed to | barely succeeded in |
| 35. | just marginally | by a very small amount |
| 36. | just minimally | to the smallest degree |
| 37. | just slightly | by a small degree |
| 38. | just vaguely | with very little clarity |
| 39. | laboriously | with much effort |
| 40. | largely not | mostly not |
| 41. | limited | small in amount or extent |
| 42. | little | not much |
| 43. | low | small in amount or degree |
| 44. | marginally | only to a small extent |
| 45. | meager | small and inadequate |
| 46. | meagerly | in a small, inadequate way |
| 47. | minimal | very small in amount |
| 48. | minimally | to the least possible degree |
| 49. | modest | not large or great |
| 50. | mostly not | for the most part, not |
| 51. | nearly not | almost not |
| 52. | not at all | in no way; completely not |
| 53. | not close to | far from being |
| 54. | not even close | far from true or sufficient |
| 55. | not exactly | not accurately or fully |
| 56. | not much | only a little |
| 57. | not nearly | far from sufficiently |
| 58. | not quite | almost, but not completely |
| 59. | not really | not in any true sense |
| 60. | not remotely | not even slightly |
| 61. | now and then | occasionally; not often |
| 62. | nowhere near | not close to |
| 63. | occasionally | now and then; not often |
| 64. | once in a while | only occasionally |
| 65. | only barely | by the narrowest margin |
| 66. | only dimly | with little clarity |
| 67. | only faintly | weakly; not strongly |
| 68. | only just | by the smallest amount |
| 69. | only marginally | to a very small extent |
| 70. | only minimally | to a very small extent |
| 71. | only slightly | to a small degree |
| 72. | only vaguely | with little clarity or certainty |
| 73. | painfully | with difficulty or discomfort |
| 74. | paltry | very small or inadequate |
| 75. | practically never | almost never |
| 76. | practically not | almost not |
| 77. | rarely | not often |
| 78. | remotely | to the slightest degree |
| 79. | scant | barely enough; very little |
| 80. | scantily | in a very limited way |
| 81. | scanty | small and insufficient |
| 82. | scarcely | only just; almost not |
| 83. | seldom | not often |
| 84. | slight | small in degree |
| 85. | slightly | to a small degree |
| 86. | sparingly | in small or limited amounts |
| 87. | sporadically | at irregular, infrequent intervals |
| 88. | substantially not | largely not |
| 89. | tenuous | weak or slight |
| 90. | thin | weak or slight |
| 91. | uncommonly | not usually or often |
| 92. | unfrequently | not often |
| 93. | vaguely | not clearly; only slightly |
| 94. | very little | only a small amount |
| 95. | virtually never | almost never |
| 96. | virtually not | almost not |
| 97. | weak | not strong |
| 98. | with difficulty | not easily |
| 99. | with effort | not easily |
| 100. | with great difficulty | only after much effort |