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[les] / lɛs /

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smaller, inferior adj.
little adv.

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

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The team is also exploring a less invasive way to deliver the cells.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

Washington lost Jayden Daniels to an elbow injury, and Chicago’s Caleb Williams was carted off the field in tears, although that hamstring injury apparently wound up less serious than originally feared.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

News has made over the past few years to focus the rankings more on rewarding schools that help students succeed after college and less for the caliber of students they admit on the front end.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

In the Premier League this season only four teams have covered less distance than the Red Devils, and just three teams have produced fewer sprints.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

"I can give you another job of less responsibility and more suited to you, if you wish."

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios

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