Definitions

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[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

Example Sentences

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For root canal treatment, for example, NHS treatment costs five times less than it does to go privately.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The more I thought about it, however, the less I was surprised.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

As of Wednesday evening, the latest Orange County Registrar of Voters election results had her in second place — less than 1,000 votes away from Penaloza.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Dana is contributing less than half of the company’s Ebitda, based on 2026 estimates.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

I want to tell her Calvin is the only one who needs to think of himself less, but she leaves me with a look that’s so .

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

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