Definitions

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[les] / lɛs /

ADJECTIVE

smaller, inferior

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fewer

STRONG

lesser limited lower minor minus negative secondary subordinate

WEAK

beneath declined deficient depressed diminished excepting lacking not as great reduced shortened shorter slighter subtracting unsubstantial without

Antonyms

STRONG

greater higher important major superior

WEAK

bigger more

ADVERB

little

Synonyms

WEAK

barely in a lower degree meagerly to a smaller extent

Antonyms

WEAK

Example Sentences

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As aging progresses, that network becomes less stable and less efficient.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

Research suggests that 58 of less than 800 critically endangered Tapanuli orangutans, or around 7% of the total species, were killed as a result of the extreme weather event last November.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

They rallied from 22 points down with less than eight minutes left in regulation to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers in overtime in game one of their Eastern Conference finals sweep.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Fable also degraded the quality of its responses about high-end AI development to be less useful for developers looking to build AI tools that might not have the same safeguards.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

“Even a few yards less might help us survive,” Caesar declares.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

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