What is another word for less?
Pronunciation:
[ lˈɛs], [ lˈɛs], [ l_ˈɛ_s]
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Similar words for less:
- all (adjective)
- diminished (adjective)
- few (adjective)
- inferior (adjective)
- less (adjective)
- minus (adjective)
- other relevant words (adjective)
- shorter (adjective)
- wanting (adjective)
- all (adverb)
- little (adverb)
- fewer (noun)
- less (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- smaller (noun)
- other synonyms
- other relevant words
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Less:
adj.
• all (adjective)- less.
- some,
- meager,
- piddling,
- semioccasional,
- insufficient,
- not too many,
- scarcely any,
- not many,
- Unfrequent,
- few and far between,
- occasional,
- inconsiderable,
- trifling,
- widely spaced,
- middling.
- most inferior,
- second-banana,
- bottom-rung,
- second-fiddle,
- entry level,
- menial,
- second-string,
- back seat,
- entry-level,
- junior.
- beneath,
- below,
- lower than,
- under.
- in complete,
- sub-standard,
- co-oked,
- unfulfilled,
- in-complete,
- de void,
- be-reft,
- most unfulfilled,
- most away,
- more cooked,
- more unfulfilled,
- dis appointing,
- un-sounder,
- out gas,
- not to par,
- un-fulfilled,
- co oked,
- un-soundest,
- most cooked,
- un sound,
- be reft,
- sub standard,
- not par,
- un-sound,
- de-void,
- dis-appointing,
- un sounder,
- un fulfilled,
- not up par,
- more away.
adv.
• all (adverb) • little (adverb)n.
• fewer (noun) • less (noun) • Other relevant words: (noun) • smaller (noun)Other synonyms:
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•
- not.
- mediocrity,
- degree,
- shoddiness,
- analogy,
- deficiency,
- slightness,
- grouping,
- narrowness,
- meanness,
- measurement,
- littleness,
- association,
- inadequacy,
- extent,
- quantity,
- lessening,
- petiteness,
- comparison,
- tininess,
- gradation,
- measure,
- shortness,
- decrease,
- smallness,
- inferiority,
- number,
- inability,
- scantiness,
- amount,
- insignificance,
- size,
- scale.
- eroded,
- smallest,
- small,
- miniaturized,
- worn,
- virtually,
- to a degree,
- also,
- actually,
- underneath,
- belittled,
- flaw,
- ablated,
- scarcely,
- not as great,
- fewest,
- minor,
- shortcoming,
- employment,
- Curtailed,
- in effect,
- besides,
- Subtracting,
- same as,
- fault,
- effectively,
- furthermore,
- relent,
- truly,
- come,
- devolve,
- vulgar,
- work,
- dearth,
- watered-down,
- derivative,
- save,
- subservient,
- trade,
- off,
- magnitude,
- lowly,
- occasionally,
- modest,
- low,
- use,
- not equal to,
- close upon,
- lessen,
- secondrate,
- hardly,
- Retrenched,
- relatively,
- unsubstantial,
- just about,
- proportion,
- minus sign,
- so to speak,
- deny,
- kind of,
- slightly,
- nonetheless,
- roughly,
- subaltern,
- Discounting,
- fail,
- nakedly,
- decreased,
- fallen,
- wellnigh,
- neighbourhood,
- as,
- common,
- nether,
- passably,
- at a disadvantage,
- except,
- shorter,
- check,
- partly,
- devoid,
- quit,
- settle,
- substantially,
- Nearing,
- too,
- all but,
- diminuendo,
- underprivileged,
- depressed,
- leaving out,
- temperately,
- very,
- below the mark,
- nullify,
- pretty,
- seldom,
- servile,
- break,
- simply,
- to some extent,
- dissipated,
- dependent,
- dropped,
- baser,
- sort of,
- less than,
- scaled-down,
- imperfect,
- exclusive of,
- merely,
- nearly,
- comparatively,
- in way of,
- demerit,
- least of all,
- minimised,
- relative quantity,
- ordinary,
- at the nadir,
- weakened,
- defect,
- subject,
- intent,
- close to,
- omit,
- around,
- in truth,
- less and less,
- in the shade,
- barring,
- essentially,
- bated,
- deviate,
- blemish,
- bit,
- within reason,
- chthonian,
- Decreasingly,
- really,
- again,
- curtail,
- wanting,
- deprive,
- subscript,
- withdraw,
- as it were,
- out,
- deduction,
- rather,
- consumed,
- Abated,
- little bit,
- occupation,
- lour,
- consequence,
- seemingly,
- sine,
- in essence,
- not much,
- Excepting,
- From,
- basically,
- humble,
- something like,
- incidental,
- within limits,
- shrunk,
- quasi-,
- at bottom,
- way,
- somewhat,
- poor,
- quasi,
- bulk,
- shortened,
- incomplete,
- slight,
- inadequate,
- just,
- fairly,
- practically,
- application,
- relieve,
- Diminishingly,
- shorn,
- as good as,
- approaching,
- almost,
- about,
- little,
- Without,
- chthonic,
- in moderation,
- baldly,
- considerably,
- approximately,
- scantily,
- not counting,
- lowered,
- secondary,
- moderately,
- apparently,
- but for,
- infra dig,
- to some degree,
- diminished,
- Declined,
- reduced,
- Slighter,
- intermit,
- deficient,
- enough,
- in the gutter,
- disadvantaged,
- uncommonly,
- decrescendo,
- bad,
- sub,
- not quite,
- deflated,
- Sans,
- business,
- not as much,
- attenuated,
- limited,
- hold back,
- negative,
- in fact,
- leave behind,
- effect,
- lacking,
- equivalent to,
- disappear,
- Circumcised,
- in some measure,
- for practical purposes,
- subordinate,
- contracted,
- drop,
- lesser,
- yet,
- minimized,
- ancillary,
- Excluding,
- quite,
- demeaning,
- shrunken,
- leashes,
- as if,
- moreover.
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:
Paraphrases are highlighted according to their relevancy:
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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
Homophones for Less:
- lilac, logos, Louis Ix, leo xiii, losses, lxxxii, Louis Xii, lease, look away, lochia, lichee, lucky, leech, lewis, lug, laws, lxiii, leak, league, Leo Esaki, leaky, lewisia, Lugh, leash, lxx, locus, loloish, lexis, lick, leek, legacy, lichi, lxxii, liza, lassa, liliales, laius, laos, laze, Louis X, luge, loggia, look, lazio, logic, lawless, lux, lucy, legs, loose, lakh, log z's, lose, louis, loge, lugosi, lock, lassie, lyssa, loasaceae, Lego, lock away, loasa, lag, log, luxe, logy, Louis Xiii, Louis Ii, luscious, loquacious, Les, lxxxi, loach, leggy, Louis XI, leakey, lace, lie awake, lollygag, low-key, laugh away, lees, lockage, luce, lachesis, laugh, loos, lxxx, leacock, lockjaw, Lusaka, lysis, Leo X, Lech, louse, llullaillaco, lucas, lycia, lx, lisu, lousy, laic, lass, Louis I, lycee, lxxi, leechee, lush, lycosa, lxii, lacy, liege, laicize, lake, lao-zi, luck, luke, lasso, lxxiii, lychee, lake keuka, lallygag, leach, loxia, lagos, lack, lough, leg, lac wax, lxxxiii, leakage, lek, leo ix, Lake Cayuga, lackey, laicise, loki, lechwe, lazy, lash, loess, loss, Louis Agassiz, logo, locke, lygus, lax, leuciscus, louche, lasix, loch, lhasa, lascaux, luggage, lessee, loco, liaise, lac, lxi, likewise, lossy, like, loligo, lox, lilylike, lachaise, Louis Iii, Liliaceae, leigh, luik, liliaceous.
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