least

[leest] / list /

ADJECTIVE

slightest, smallest

Synonyms

STRONG

bottom first gutter infinitesimal last minimum minute nadir second third

WEAK

atomic entry-level feeblest fewest finical lowest meanest microcosmic microscopic minimal minutest molecular most trivial next to nothing niggling piddling poorest short-end tiniest trivial unimportant

Antonyms

STRONG

big huge large substantial

WEAK

most

Example Sentences

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Only nine players have ever signed contracts worth at least $40 million a year, according to data compiled by Cot’s Baseball Contracts.

From The Wall Street Journal

Bucking the trend of banks shutting stores, Nationwide, the UK's biggest building society, has pledged to keep all of its remaining 696 branches open until at least 2030.

From BBC

The jawboning by finance officials appears to have delivered the same result as actually intervening in the market—at least for now.

From The Wall Street Journal

How the shares trade tomorrow could set the tone for the broader market—or at the very least for the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite.

From Barron's

For the moment at least, the layoff story is centered on bloat.

From The Wall Street Journal

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