All less synonyms
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L l adj less
- smaller — of limited size; of comparatively restricted dimensions; not big; little: a small box.
- fewer — not many but more than one: Few artists live luxuriously.
- limited — confined within limits; restricted or circumscribed: a limited space; limited resources.
- lower — to cause to descend; let or put down: to lower a flag.
- negative — expressing or containing negation or denial: a negative response to the question.
- lesser — small in size; not big; not large; tiny: a little desk in the corner of the room.
- subordinate — placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
- minus — less by the subtraction of; decreased by: Ten minus six is four.
- minor — lesser, as in size, extent, or importance, or being or noting the lesser of two: a minor share.
- secondary — next after the first in order, place, time, etc.
- beneath — Something that is beneath another thing is under the other thing.
- deficient — If someone or something is deficient in a particular thing, they do not have the full amount of it that they need in order to function normally or work properly.
- depressed — If you are depressed, you are sad and feel that you cannot enjoy anything, because your situation is so difficult and unpleasant.
- lacking — being without; not having; wanting; less: Lacking equipment, the laboratory couldn't undertake the research project.
- reduced — that is or has been reduced.
- shorter — something that is short.
- unsubstantial — not substantial; having no foundation in fact; fanciful; insubstantial: an unsubstantial argument; unsubstantial hopes.
- without — with the absence, omission, or avoidance of; not with; with no or none of; lacking: without help; without shoes; without her helping me; without him to help.
- declined — to withhold or deny consent to do, enter into or upon, etc.; refuse: He declined to say more about it.
- diminished — to make or cause to seem smaller, less, less important, etc.; lessen; reduce.
- slight — small in amount, degree, etc.: a slight increase; a slight odor.
adv less
- little — small in size; not big; not large; tiny: a little desk in the corner of the room.
- barely — You use barely to say that something is only just true or only just the case.
- meagerly — deficient in quantity or quality; lacking fullness or richness; scanty; inadequate: a meager salary; meager fare; a meager harvest.