少なからず・尠からず|すくなからずsukunakarazu

1. adverbconsiderably; not a little; in no small numbers
   私は少すくなからずがっかりした。↗

   I was not a little disappointed.

• SynonymかなりNeutralMeans 'considerably, quite'; common in everyday speech, while 「少なからず」 is written and understated, typically modifying influence or feelings.
• SynonymよほどCasualMeans 'considerably, very'; often used in conjecture, as in 「よほど疲れたのだろう」; more colloquial than 「少なからず」.
• SynonymおおきにNeutralAs a degree adverb meaning 'greatly', it is old-fashioned speech and now rare, less common than 「少なからず」; the Kansai thanks 「おおきに」 is still used.
• Related思い切りおもいきりNeutralMeans 'to the full, with all one's might'; stresses holding nothing back with actions, and can directly intensify, as in 「思い切り痛い」; 「少なからず」 is more restrained.
• Related非常にひじょうにNeutralMeans 'very'; widely used and direct, lacking the understated tone of 「少なからず」.
• Related大いにおおいにNeutralMeans 'greatly'; mostly modifies actions, as in 「大いに楽しむ」「大いに反省する」, while 「少なからず」 typically modifies influence or feelings.
• RelatedだいぶNeutralMeans 'considerably, a lot'; colloquial, as in 「だいぶ良くなった」.
• Related著しくいちじるしくWrittenMeans 'remarkably'; written/formal, stressing that a change is conspicuous, as in 「著しく低下」.
• RelatedいともWrittenMeans 'extremely'; written/formal, mostly in 「いとも簡単に」.
• RelatedたんまりCasualMeans 'quite a lot'; colloquial, mostly about money, as in 「たんまり儲ける」.
• AntonymわずかNeutralMeans 'only, a mere'; the opposite of 「少なからず」, which suggests no small number or amount.
• Antonym少しすこしNeutralMeans 'a little, a bit'; the opposite of 「少なからず」.

Use 「少なからず」 in written prose to say, understatedly, that an influence or feeling was not small, as in 「少なからず影響を与えた」「少なからず驚いた」. In speech say 「かなり」 or 「だいぶ」; to state it plainly use 「非常に」. The opposites are 「わずか」 and 「少し」.

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1. 程度ていどや数量すうりょうなどが軽かるかったり少すくなくないさま。