Less

[adv] used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs; "less interesting"; "less expensive"; "less quickly"
[adv] comparative of little; "she walks less than she should"; "he works less these days"
[adj] (nonstandard in some uses but often idiomatic with measure phrases; `we had less apples' is not acceptable) fewer; "less than three weeks"; "no less than 50 people attended"; "in 25 words or less"
[adj] (usually preceded by `no)' lower in esteem; "no less a person than the king himself"
[adj] (usually preceded by `no') lower in quality; "no less than perfect"

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Synonyms

fewer, inferior, lower, to a lesser extent

Antonyms

more, to a greater extent

Related Terms

abated, ablated, at a disadvantage, at the nadir, attenuated, barring, bated, belittled, below, below the mark, common, consumed, contracted, curtailed, decreased, decreasingly, decrescendo, deflated, demeaning, diminished, diminishingly, diminuendo, disa