Synonyms for less
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1. lesspreposition

   Antonyms:
   more, plus

2. lessadverb

   To smaller extent

   It should then tax all of that as personal income, less the proportion of the car's annual mileage demonstrably clocked up on company business.

   Antonyms:
   more, plus

3. lessadjective

   A smaller amount (of); not as much.

   This is a less bad solution than I thought possible.

   Antonyms:
   more

4. lessadjective

   Antonyms:
   more

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1. less(a)adjective

   (comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree

   "of less importance"; "less time to spend with the family"; "a shower uses less water"; "less than three years old"

   Antonyms:
   superior, more(a), to a greater extent, more

2. lessadjective

   (usually preceded by `no') lower in quality

   "no less than perfect"

   Synonyms:
   less(a)

   Antonyms:
   more(a), superior, more, to a greater extent

3. lessadverb

   (nonstandard in some uses but often idiomatic with measure phrases) fewer

   "less than three weeks"; "no less than 50 people attended"; "in 25 words or less"

   Synonyms:
   less(a)

   Antonyms:
   more(a), superior, to a greater extent, more

4. less, to a lesser extentadverb

   used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

   "less interesting"; "less expensive"; "less quickly"

   Synonyms:
   to a lesser extent

   Antonyms:
   superior, more(a), more, to a greater extent

5. lessadverb

   comparative of little

   "she walks less than she should"; "he works less these days"

   Synonyms:
   to a lesser extent

   Antonyms:
   superior, more(a), to a greater extent, more

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1. lessadjective

   Synonyms:
   smaller, inferior

2. lessadjective

   Synonyms:
   not so much, in a less degree

3. lessnoun

   Synonyms:
   not so much, smaller quantity

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1. List of paraphrases for "less":

   least, fewer, lower, minus, lesser, smaller, under, minimum, below, minor, moins, more, shorter, <, low, reduced, ieast, minder, lowest, fewest

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1. Bill Eisele:

   Nationwide, the average travel delay per commuter is more than twice what it was in 1982, for cities of less than 500,000 people, the problem is four times worse than in 1982.

2. Caroline Cederquist:

   Without enough protein, your body will lose muscle mass and in turn be less effective at losing weight.

3. John Mitchell:

   In most cases we showed that as little as 7 to 10 minutes less MVPA( moderate to vigorous physical activity) was detrimental.

4. Rohit Arora:

   We are less concerned as the liquidity in IGBs is one of the highest in the region, and foreign positioning remains a very low component of the outstanding market.

5. Tom Schwartz:

   The Russian judicial system might enjoy giving her slightly less and taking some credit for showing some leniency, but I don't think we're talking about her being released, judging Vladimir Putin has proven to be a very mistake-filled passion on the part of Western analysts who thought he wouldn't invade [Ukraine], thought he wouldn't do this, and he does these things. So he might surprise us again.