What is another word for less?
383 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ lˈɛs], [ lˈɛs], [ l_ˈɛ_s]
The English language has a multitude of synonyms for the word "less". Some common alternatives include "lower", "reduced", "decreased", "diminished", "smaller", "shorter", "slimmer", "inferior", "weaker" and "fewer". These words can be used to indicate a reduction in quantity, quality, intensity or degree. For instance, "lower" and "reduced" may be used to describe a decrease in price or amount, while "smaller" and "shorter" may be used to describe something that is physically smaller or takes less time to complete. The use of synonyms for "less" allows writers to vary their language and create more nuanced and interesting sentences.
Synonyms for Less:
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adj.
• few- Unfrequent ,
- few and far between ,
- not too many ,
- scarcely any ,
- semioccasional ,
- widely spaced ,
- inconsiderable ,
- insufficient ,
- meager ,
- middling ,
- not many ,
- occasional ,
- piddling ,
- some ,
- trifling .
- back seat ,
- bottom-rung ,
- entry-level ,
- second-banana ,
- second-fiddle ,
- second-string ,
- entry level ,
- menial ,
- most inferior .
- below ,
- beneath ,
- lower than ,
- under .
- less .
- be reft ,
- be-reft ,
- co oked ,
- co-oked ,
- de void ,
- de-void ,
- dis appointing ,
- dis-appointing ,
- in complete ,
- in-complete ,
- more away ,
- more cooked ,
- more unfulfilled ,
- most away ,
- most cooked ,
- most unfulfilled ,
- not par ,
- not to par ,
- not up par ,
- out gas ,
- sub standard ,
- sub-standard ,
- un fulfilled ,
- un sound ,
- un sounder ,
- un-fulfilled ,
- un-sound ,
- un-sounder ,
- un-soundest ,
- unfulfilled .
Other synonyms:
Other relevant words:
- amount ,
- analogy ,
- association ,
- comparison ,
- decrease ,
- deficiency ,
- degree ,
- extent ,
- gradation ,
- grouping ,
- inability ,
- inadequacy ,
- inferiority ,
- insignificance ,
- lessening ,
- littleness ,
- meanness ,
- measure ,
- measurement ,
- mediocrity ,
- narrowness ,
- number ,
- petiteness ,
- quantity ,
- scale ,
- scantiness ,
- shoddiness ,
- shortness ,
- size ,
- slightness ,
- smallness ,
- tininess .
- Abated ,
- Circumcised ,
- Curtailed ,
- Declined ,
- Decreasingly ,
- Diminishingly ,
- Discounting ,
- Excepting ,
- Excluding ,
- From ,
- Nearing ,
- Retrenched ,
- Sans ,
- Slighter ,
- Subtracting ,
- Without ,
- ablated ,
- about ,
- actually ,
- again ,
- all but ,
- almost ,
- also ,
- ancillary ,
- apparently ,
- application ,
- approaching ,
- approximately ,
- around ,
- as ,
- as good as ,
- as if ,
- as it were ,
- at a disadvantage ,
- at bottom ,
- at the nadir ,
- attenuated ,
- bad ,
- baldly ,
- barely ,
- barring ,
- baser ,
- basically ,
- bated ,
- belittled ,
- below the mark ,
- besides ,
- bit ,
- blemish ,
- break ,
- bulk ,
- business ,
- but for ,
- check ,
- chthonian ,
- chthonic ,
- close to ,
- close upon ,
- come ,
- common ,
- comparatively ,
- consequence ,
- considerably ,
- consumed ,
- contracted ,
- curtail ,
- dearth ,
- decreased ,
- decrescendo ,
- deduction ,
- defect ,
- deficient ,
- deflated ,
- demeaning ,
- demerit ,
- deny ,
- dependent ,
- depressed ,
- deprive ,
- derivative ,
- deviate ,
- devoid ,
- devolve ,
- diminished ,
- diminuendo ,
- disadvantaged ,
- disappear ,
- dissipated ,
- drop ,
- dropped ,
- effect ,
- effectively ,
- employment ,
- enough ,
- equivalent to ,
- eroded ,
- essentially ,
- except ,
- exclusive of ,
- fail ,
- fairly ,
- fallen ,
- fault ,
- fewer ,
- fewest ,
- flaw ,
- for practical purposes ,
- furthermore ,
- hardly ,
- hold back ,
- humble ,
- imperfect ,
- in a lower degree ,
- in effect ,
- in essence ,
- in fact ,
- in moderation ,
- in some measure ,
- in the gutter ,
- in the shade ,
- in truth ,
- in way of ,
- inadequate ,
- incidental ,
- incomplete ,
- inferior ,
- infra dig ,
- intent ,
- intermit ,
- junior ,
- just ,
- just about ,
- kind of ,
- lacking ,
- leashes ,
- least of all ,
- leave behind ,
- leaving out ,
- less and less ,
- less than ,
- lessen ,
- lesser ,
- limited ,
- little ,
- little bit ,
- lour ,
- low ,
- lower ,
- lowered ,
- lowly ,
- magnitude ,
- meagerly ,
- merely ,
- miniaturized ,
- minimised ,
- minimized ,
- minor ,
- minus ,
- minus sign ,
- moderately ,
- modest ,
- moreover ,
- nakedly ,
- nearly ,
- negative ,
- neighbourhood ,
- nether ,
- nonetheless ,
- not as great ,
- not as much ,
- not counting ,
- not equal to ,
- not much ,
- not quite ,
- nullify ,
- occasionally ,
- occupation ,
- off ,
- omit ,
- ordinary ,
- out ,
- partly ,
- passably ,
- plus ,
- poor ,
- practically ,
- pretty ,
- proportion ,
- quasi ,
- quasi- ,
- quit ,
- quite ,
- rather ,
- really ,
- reduced ,
- relative quantity ,
- relatively ,
- relent ,
- relieve ,
- roughly ,
- same as ,
- save ,
- scaled-down ,
- scantily ,
- scarcely ,
- secondary ,
- secondrate ,
- seemingly ,
- seldom ,
- servile ,
- settle ,
- shorn ,
- short of ,
- shortcoming ,
- shortened ,
- shorter ,
- shrunk ,
- shrunken ,
- simply ,
- sine ,
- slight ,
- slightly ,
- small ,
- smallest ,
- so to speak ,
- something like ,
- somewhat ,
- sort of ,
- sub ,
- subaltern ,
- subject ,
- subordinate ,
- subscript ,
- subservient ,
- substantially ,
- temperately ,
- to a degree ,
- to a lesser extent ,
- to a smaller extent ,
- to some degree ,
- to some extent ,
- too ,
- trade ,
- truly ,
- uncommonly ,
- underneath ,
- underprivileged ,
- unsubstantial ,
- use ,
- very ,
- virtually ,
- vulgar ,
- wanting ,
- watered-down ,
- way ,
- weakened ,
- wellnigh ,
- withdraw ,
- within limits ,
- within reason ,
- work ,
- worn ,
- yet .
How to use "Less" in context?
Relationships are all about compromise. You have to give and take in order to have a strong partnership. Whether you're discussing finances, workloads, or even personal habits, it's important to start with a understanding of "less." Less can mean different things to different people, but in general, it's about creating a balance. For example, start by doing less work and letting your partner take the lead. Allowing them to have a larger role can help them feel appreciated and lead to a stronger relationship.
There's no judgements or criticism when it comes to "less.
Paraphrases for Less:
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Independent
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Coordinating conjunction
both, lf, min, minimize, neither, or, so, variance, yet, From, Non, Nor, T, Whether, Without, Wo, &.
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Cardinal number
zero, 593.
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Adjective, comparative
bigger, cleaner, lighter, quicker, slower, worse, younger, Narrower, Simpler, SAFER, weaker, wider, happier, poorer, shallower, cheaper, rarer, broader, shorter, briefer, stronger, harder, deeper, scarcer.
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Adjective
alone, few, highest, juvenile, limited, little, minimum, minor, much, short, small, smallest, under, shorter.
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Proper noun, singular
abatement, add, addition, address, again, age, alleviation, appendix, appropriation, available, below, best, between, beyond, bit, body, bottom, bridge, child, costs, credit, cutting, declining, decreased, decreasing, deduction, disaster, due, education, english, enhanced, eradicate, exceeding, excess, expenditure, few, finland, floor, furthermore, gdp, grain, highest, highly, ignorance, improve, improved, increasing, inferior, juvenile, kick, kind, largest, light, limit, limited, little, lowering, lowest, main, minder, minimal, minimise, minimize, minimum, minor, mitigation, narrow, nutrition, or, piece, puppet, reduced, relief, rule, short, shortly, sir, small, smallest, somewhat, spending, stretch, subordinate, uncommon, under, university, unlikely, vote, zion, Addressing, Alleviating, Among, Children, Excluding, Grains, M, Mitigating, Ya, expenses, U.S., Siu, Expenditures, cuts, decreases, reduces, reductions, juveniles, instructors, LDC, shorter, stronger, god, -lsb-, low-, iittle.
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Noun, plural
circumstances, hours, minutes, or, viewers, ways, Children, Persons, Vehicles, levels, reductions, relationships, periods, witnesses, ages, months, amounts, degrees, minuses, weekends, analysts, moins.
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Noun, singular or mass
age, child, contravention, courtesy, cutting, decreased, derogation, diminution, disaster, excess, fraction, juvenile, lighter, lowering, lowest, minimize, minimum, minor, misdemeanour, narrowing, offset, particle, reliance, robot, shred, youngster, Bridging, HUH, milder, colder, Non-resident, skank.
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Adverb
alone, approximately, barely, else, equally, little, much, nevertheless, nonetheless, otherwise, poorly, rarely, rather, relatively, scarcely, seldom, short, slightly, so, somewhat, under.
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Verb, gerund or present participle
barring, becoming, continuing, cutting, declining, decreasing, diminishing, exceeding, falling, lacking, looking, losing, lowering, missing, moving, reduced, running, saving, shrinking, weakening, Excluding, Having, Subtracting.
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Verb, 3rd person singular present
reduced, remains, cuts, decreases, diminishes, reduces, declines, suggests, happens, is, moins.
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Verb, base form
reduced.
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Coordinating conjunction
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Other Related
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Adjective, comparative
lesser.
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Adjective, superlative
lowest.
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Noun, singular or mass
lessening.
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Adjective, comparative
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