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fewer

[fyoo-er] / ˈfyu ər /
ADJECTIVE
less
Synonyms
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

Example Sentences

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But she works far fewer hours in New Zealand, gets six weeks of paid vacation and unlimited sick days, and no longer feels like her care is bankrupting patients.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Many airlines that serve the UK have said they plan to operate fewer flights.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

But as chipmakers prioritise the lucrative AI industry, they are producing fewer of the more workaday chips used in everyday consumer electronics like phones and laptops, pushing up device prices.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

They dropped to fewer than 4.5 million barrels a day in March, and have averaged only 2 million barrels a day so far this month.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

By the early 1700s, fewer white Europeans were willing to accept the hardships of servitude in America.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis