tad

noun

ˈtad

Synonyms of tad next

: a small or insignificant amount or degree : bit

might give him some water and a tad to eat—

C. T. Walker

: a small child

especially : boy

Phrases

a tad

: somewhat, rather

looked a tad bigger than me—

Larry Hodgson

Examples of tad in a Sentence

there's more than just a tad of hyperbole in the critics' praise for the promising young pianist grandfather never tires of telling us about the days when he was just a tad

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My bus to Atlantic City, Greyhound’s Lucky Streak — the $20 one-way to any casino with a $20 slot credit, the every-day deal now in its twenty-fifth year—is running a few tads late. —

Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 18 Dec. 2024 Those numbers might have been a tad uncomfortable to handle, and the markets didn’t want to take inflation hot to go. —

Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2024 Perhaps a tad too neatly, the Dahl siblings are accompanied by outliers to serve as witnesses, resisters and accelerants. —

Jesse Green, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2024 The green looks a tad darker than Garner’s sweater and the fit is slightly roomier. —

Clint Davis, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for tad