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Significantly below an amount or level that is adequate

Barely sufficient or adequate

Restricted or low in size or space

Pointless or futile, incapable of producing results

To be very economical or mean about spending or providing something

To fail to care for or pay attention to

Emphasizing insignificance

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Adjective

Significantly below an amount or level that is adequate

too little too late

thin on the ground

inconsequential

few and far between

in short supply

hard to come by

not to be had for love nor money

out of the common

out of the ordinary

seldom met with

on the small side

barely sufficient

scarcer than hen's teeth

in the minority

with an insufficiency

thinly distributed

with too little …

with too few …

nothing more than

uncharacteristic

once in a blue moon

as scarce as hens' teeth

less-than-stellar

dissatisfactory

not good enough

less than ideal

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Adjective

Barely sufficient or adequate

barely sufficient

in short supply

coming up short

too little too late

with an insufficiency of

hard to come by

thin on the ground

few and far between

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“The ball was pumped high and handsome from end to end, with scant regard for skill or teamwork, and this took place in perfect conditions on a summer's evening that appeared to be made for football.”

Adjective

Somewhat small

miniaturized^US

miniaturised^UK

knee-high to a grasshopper

knee high to a grasshopper

with no room to swing a cat

knee high to a gnat

close to the ground

nickel-and-dime

not worth bothering about

invisible to the naked eye

a slip of a …

all skin and bones

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Adjective

Restricted or low in size or space

thin on the ground

with no room to swing a cat

in short supply

few and far between

barely sufficient

inconsequential

hard to come by

too little too late

out of the ordinary

not to be had for love nor money

uncharacteristic

out of the common

thinly distributed

seldom met with

on the small side

in the minority

coming up short

scarcer than hen's teeth

nothing more than

once in a blue moon

as scarce as hens' teeth

without precedent

on the back of an envelope

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Adjective

Pointless or futile, incapable of producing results

without success

not worth the candle

counterproductive

inconsequential

good-for-nothing

not having a prayer

with no chance of success

of no earthly use

disadvantageous

spinning one's wheels

wild goose chase

in vicious circle

without rhyme or reason

no good to gundy

lacking foundation

without grounds

without foundation

non-functioning

of no consequence

of no great concern

nickel-and-dime

of little consequence

of little importance

no great shakes

not worth mentioning

of no importance

self-sabotaging

self-destructive

nonconstructive

not good enough

chicken-hearted

hemming and hawing

undistinguished

neither here nor there

not worth speaking of

beside the point

twopenny-halfpenny

run-of-the-mill

common or garden

nothing to write home about

middle-of-the-road

nothing special

of little account

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Verb

To be very economical or mean about spending or providing something

be economical with

be parsimonious with

be sparing with

tighten your belt

run a tight ship

scrimp and scrape

rake and scrape

be more economical

husband your resources

watch the pennies

draw in one's horns

pinch the pennies

pull in one's horns

stretch a dollar

look after the pence

cut expenditure

be tight-fisted with

save for a rainy day

use economically

be careful with

manage thriftily

scrimp and save

decrease wastage

buy more cheaply

reduce expenditure

count the pennies

keep within means

be on a shoestring

be tight-fisted

cut your coat according to your cloth

spoil the ship for a ha'porth of tar

save for rainy day

be parsimonious

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Verb

To fail to care for or pay attention to

leave something undone

pay no attention to

fail to look after

let something slide

procrastinate over

take no notice of

think little of

be remiss about

pay little attention to

turn a deaf ear to

turn your back on

fail to care for

fail to provide for

not trouble oneself

be irresponsible

keep at arm's length

throw to the winds

keep your distance

look the other way

have nothing to do with

turn a blind eye to

fail to take advantage of

close your eyes to

take no account of

be oblivious to

give something a miss

turn a blind eye

not take into consideration

avoid considering

let something go downhill

fail to remember

pussyfoot around

leave out of account

send to Coventry

turn a deaf ear

let something ride

keep one's distance from

give the slip to

let something go to seed

take with a pinch of salt

give no credence to

fail to exploit

not take into account

bury one's head in sand

pay no attention

let fall between the cracks

fail to observe

leave out of consideration

leave unnoticed

stop thinking about

cock a snook at

refuse to acknowledge

think no more of

have no time for

erase from your mind

put out of your mind

play truant from

lie down on job

deliberately ignore

make allowances for

let someone off with

let bygones be bygones

give someone the brush-off

have no use for

treat as unimportant

sweep under the carpet

sweep under the rug

deal rapidly with

pour cold water on

treat with contempt

throw cold water on

plead ignorance

refuse to recognize

refuse to abide by

close one's mind to

ride roughshod over

cease to remember

erase from memory

consign to oblivion

put in the past

draw a veil over

dismiss from mind

cease to think of

not worry about

banish from one's thoughts

not give another thought to

tell someone to get lost

look right through someone

give the cold shoulder to

give the thumbs down to

not take advantage of

deal leniently with

make allowance for

forgive and forget

give someone the big E

give someone the go-by

give someone the air

kick in the teeth

hand someone the frozen mitt

have nothing more to do with

give a wide berth to

give someone the push

leave out in the cold

give the cold shoulder

grin and bear it

roll with punches

swim with the tide

turn blind eye to

wipe slate clean

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Determiner

Emphasizing insignificance

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