A TAD Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

a tad

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as in rather

to some degree or extent This chili could use a tad more seasoning.

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Recent Examples of a tad On these tests, the BE770’s performance was just a tad slower than its competitors. — John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 17 Oct. 2026 But convenient cover for McKee and Bunkis, who might have been getting a tad fatigued with that schedule. — James Mirtle, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026 Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) Ratio was a tad lower than expected. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026 High temperatures will warm just a tad Tuesday with a few light clouds still streaming through occasionally with mostly sunny skies. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2026 The narrative around Arch Manning at Texas would probably be a tad easier to deal with if head coach Steve Sarkisian would stop adding unnecessary fuel to the fire. — Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026 Delayed a tad again on the West Coast like last week’s season opener thanks to college football, tonight’s SNL is the second show of the 52nd season. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2026 In that setting, Galloway’s performance during the solo section is more more athletic than the lead guitar part, a tactic which is a tad atypical in country. — Tom Roland, Billboard, 24 Sep. 2026 And while the Lanterns are sort of wrong about the latter (more on that to follow), the jump to the former conclusion feels a tad out of the blue. — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026

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