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Definition for less

adjective as in smaller, inferior

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lesser, limited, lower, minor, minus, negative, secondary, subordinate

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beneath, declined, deficient, depressed, diminished, excepting, lacking, not as great, reduced, shortened, shorter, slighter, subtracting, unsubstantial, without

adverb as in little

Weak matches

barely, in a lower degree, meagerly, to a smaller extent

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Are you a more or less trusting person today than you were in 2012?

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They experimented with some less experienced arms, but none of them performed well.

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The call, he said, lasted less than ten minutes and he never heard from them again.

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Universities are facing a fierce squeeze in Scottish government funding, now down to less than a quarter of their revenue.

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These immediate actions are in line with the plan we set out in New Met for London to deliver our mission of 'more trust, less crime and high standards'.

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