lesser

[les-er] / ˈlɛs ər /

ADJECTIVE

inferior, secondary

Synonyms

STRONGEST

insignificant minor

WEAK

a notch under bottom bush bush-league dinky less important low lower minor-league nether second-fiddle second-string slighter small small-fry small-time subjacent subordinate third-string undersized

Antonyms

STRONGEST

significant

WEAK

greater higher major superior

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The jury could find Clancy guilty of first-degree murder, guilty of lesser charges, or not guilty.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

Polling shows a majority of people hold unfavourable views of her and, to a lesser extent, Harry.

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

Millennials and Gen Xers also exhibited the same behaviors to a much lesser extent.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026

His offspring are made of lesser stuff than him, but our hero manages to earn redemption by flinging a stockcar around a tri-oval racetrack 180 times at 200 miles per hour.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026

The pressure might have buckled a lesser individual, but no one was more up to the task than Katherine Johnson.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

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