Chapter Words Expressing Abstract Relations of Index by Roget's Thesaurus

(Phrases). As little as may be; tant soit peu; to say the least; in ever so small a degree.

Almost, nearly, well-nigh, all but, short of, not quite, peu s'en faut, near the mark.

(Phrases). Within an ace of; on the brink of; next door to; a close shave.

In an uncertain degree: about, thereabouts, scarcely, hardly, barely, somewhere about, nearly, more or less, à peu près, there or thereabouts.

In no degree: noways, nowise, nohow, in no wise, by no means, not in the least, not at all, not a bit, not a bit of it, not a whit, not a jot, in no respect, by no manner of means, on no account, at no hand.

Quantity by Comparison with a Similar Object

• Superiority (Substantives), majority, supremacy, primacy, advantage, excess 641, prevalence, pre- eminence, championship.

Maximum, acme, climax, zenith, summit, utmost height, record, culminating point 210, the height of, lion's share, Benjamin's mess, overweight.

(Phrases). The ne plus ultra; summum genus; summum bonum.

(Verbs). To be superior, etc.; exceed, surpass, excel, eclipse, top, over-top, o'ertop, cap, beat, cut out, outclass, over-ride, out-herod, kick the beam, outbalance, overbalance, overweigh, overshadow, outdo; render larger, magnify 194.

(Phrases). To have the advantage of; have the pull of; turn the scale; beat hollow; take the shine out of; throw into the shade; to be a cut above.

(Adjectives). Superior, greater, major, higher, surpassing, exceeding, excelling, passing, ultra, vaulting, transcending, unequalled, unparalleled, without parallel, sans pareil.

Supreme, greatest, utmost, paramount, pre-eminent, sovereign, culminating, superlative, topmost, top- hole, highest, first-rate, champion, A1, the last word, the limit.

(Phrases). Facile princeps; nulli secundus; primus inter pares; a Triton among the minnows.

(Adverbs). Beyond, more, over and above the mark, above par, over and above, at the top of the scale, at its height.

In a superior degree: eminently, pre-eminently, egregiously, prominently, superlatively, supremely, above all, principally, especially, particularly, peculiarly, par excellence, a fortiori, nil ultra.

• Inferiority (Substantives), minority, subordination, shortcoming 304; deficiency, minimum.

(Verbs). To be less, inferior, etc., to fall or come short of, not to pass 304.

To become smaller, to render smaller 195; to subordinate.

(Phrases). To be thrown into the shade; to hide its diminished head.

(Adjectives). Inferior, deficient, smaller, minor, less, lesser, lower, sub, subordinate, subaltern, second- rate, second-best, amateurish.

Least, smallest, minutest, etc., lowest.

(Phrases). Weighed in the balance and found wanting; not fit to hold a candle to.