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less

[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
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Example Sentences

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But these days, with investors’ faith in that sector shaken, it is BlackRock’s steady, if less glamorous, public-markets business that has the company on stronger footing than rivals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

And the number of black women in the field is fewer still, at less than 7%.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Today is shaping up to be a rough one for energy stocks, but less so for the shares of companies that service oil drilling.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Google’s full-stack approach with chips, infrastructure and AI models means that it can improve its models faster and spend less on running them, while also benefiting monetization, Martin explained.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

I spent less and less time in the shop; whatever or whoever I was looking for was not there.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom