least
The word “least” has 1 syllable: least
It's pronounced as /list/
What is synonym and antonym for least?
In the thesaurus, “least” has 70 synonyms and 59 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for least along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for least
- bare
- bare-bones
- barren
- cipher
- deficient
- dwarf
- exiguous
- figurehead
- half-pint
- hand-to-mouth
- inadequate
- inferior
- infertile
- insect
- insignificancy
- insufficient
- lacking
- light
- lightweight
- littlest
- lowest
- meager
- meagre
- mediocrity
- mere
- minimal
- morsel
- no-name
- nobody
- noncelebrity
- nonentity
- nonperson
- nothing
- nullity
- number
- obscurity
- outcast
- pariah
- pigmy
- pip-squeak
- poor
- puppet
- pygmy
- reject
- scant
- scanty
- scarce
- short
- skimp
- skimpy
- slender
- slight
- slightest
- slim
- small
- snippersnapper
- spare
- sparing
- sparse
- sterile
- stingy
- thin
- twerp
- unfruitful
- unperson
- unproductive
- wanting
- whippersnapper
- zero
- zilch
Antonyms for least
- abundant
- adequate
- ample
- authority
- big shot
- big wheel
- bigwig
- blooming
- bountiful
- bursting
- celebrity
- chief
- copious
- eminence
- enough
- excess
- extra
- fat
- fecund
- fertile
- figure
- flourishing
- fruitful
- generous
- great power
- head
- kahuna
- kingpin
- lavish
- lead
- leader
- liberal
- luminary
- luxuriant
- magnate
- nabob
- notable
- party
- personage
- personality
- planet
- plenteous
- plentiful
- power
- proliferative
- prolific
- rich
- satisfactory
- somebody
- star
- sufficient
- superior
- superstar
- surplus
- swarming
- teeming
- thriving
- tolerable
- vip
Meanings of least
- noun
- Something of the smallest possible extent; an indivisible unit.
- adverb
- Used for forming superlatives of adjectives, especially those that do not form the superlative by adding -est.
- In the smallest or lowest degree; in a degree below all others.
Example Sentences
- She was the least worried of everyone in the group.
- At the very least, you should call to say you’ll be late.
- He tried to spend the least amount of money possible.
- It was the least he could do to help after everything that happened.
- That’s the least interesting part of the entire story.
On this page you'll find 129 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to least, such as: abundant, adequate, ample, authority, bare, bare-bones, barren.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
Related Words
zero
- abyss
- armpit
- aught
- bedrock
- blank
- bottom
- cipher
- depth
- dwarf
- figurehead
- goose egg
- half-pint
- inferior
- insect
- insignificancy
- least
- lightweight
- lowest point
- mediocrity
- morsel
- nada
- nadir
- naught
- nil
- nix
- no-name
- nobody
- noncelebrity
- nonentity
- nonperson
- nothing
- nought
- nullity
- number
- o
- oblivion
- obscurity
- oh
- ought
- pigmy
- pip-squeak
- pit
- puppet
- pygmy
- rock bottom
- scratch
- shrimp
- shutout
- snippersnapper
- twerp
- void
- whippersnapper
- zilch
- zip
- zot
zilch
- aught
- blank
- cipher
- diddly-squat
- dwarf
- figurehead
- goose egg
- half-pint
- hill of beans
- inferior
- insect
- insignificancy
- least
- lightweight
- mediocrity
- morsel
- nada
- naught
- nil
- no-name
- nobody
- noncelebrity
- nonentity
- nonperson
- not anything
- nothing
- nothingness
- nought
- nullity
- number
- o
- obscurity
- oh
- pigmy
- pip-squeak
- puppet
- pygmy
- shrimp
- snippersnapper
- twerp
- void
- whippersnapper
- zero
- zip
- zippo
half-pint
- Lilliputian
- bantam
- bite-size
- bite-sized
- bitty
- boy
- buddy
- cadet
- capsule
- child
- cipher
- deficient
- diminutive
- dinky
- dwarf
- dwarfed
- dwarfish
- feeble
- fellow
- figurehead
- fine
- fragile
- frail
- gamin
- guy
- homunculus
- inadequate
- inappreciable
- inconsequential
- inferior
- infinitesimal
- infirm
- insect
- insignificancy
- insufficient
- junior
- juvenile
- kid
- lacking
- least
- lightweight
- little
- little bitty
- little guy
- little one
- little shaver
- meager
- meagre
- measly
- mediocrity
- micro
- microscopic
- microscopical
- mini
- miniature
- miniaturized
- minikin
- minim
- minor
- minuscule
- minute
- mite
- morsel
- niggardly
- niggling
- no-name
- nobody
- noncelebrity
- nonentity
- nonperson
- nothing
- nullity
- number
- obscurity
- paltry
- peanut
- peewee
- petty
- picayune
- piddling
- pigmy
- pinpoint
- pint-size
- pint-sized
- pip-squeak
- pocket-size
- pocket-sized
- poor
- punk
- puny
- puppet
- puppy
- pygmy
- runt
- runted
- runtish
- runty
- scant
- scanty
- scarce
- schoolboy
- scrub
- scrubby
- shaver
- short
- shot
- shrimp
- shrimpy
- skimp
- skimpy
- slender
- slight
- slim
- small
- small fry
- small time
- small-fry
- smallish
- snippersnapper
- son
- sonny
- spare
- sparse
- sprout
- squirt
- stingy
- stripling
- stunted
- subnormal
- tadpole
- teensy
- teensy-weensy
- teeny
- teeny-weeny
- tiny
- toy
- toylike
- trifling
- trivial
- twerp
- two-bit
- unconsequential
- underfed
- undergrown
- undersize
- undersized
- undeveloped
- unsound
- unsubstantial
- wanting
- weak
- weakly
- wee
- weensy
- weeny
- whippersnapper
- worthless
- yea big
- yea high
- young one
- youngster
- youth
- zero
- zilch
vapid
- Milquetoast
- arid
- aseptic
- barren
- blah
- bland
- blank
- boring
- colorless
- common
- commonplace
- cumbersome
- dead
- drab
- dreary
- driveling
- drudging
- dry
- dull
- dullish
- dusty
- earthbound
- flat
- flat tire
- flavorless
- gray
- grey
- heavy
- ho-hum
- humdrum
- inane
- inanimate
- innocuous
- insipid
- jading
- jejune
- leaden
- least
- lifeless
- limp
- longsome
- lumbering
- milk-and-water
- mind-numbing
- monochromatic
- monotonous
- nothing
- nowhere
- numbing
- old
- ordinary
- pallid
- palling
- pedantic
- pedestrian
- pleasureless
- plodding
- pokey
- poky
- ponderous
- prosaic
- prosy
- slow
- soggy
- spiritless
- stale
- sterile
- stodgy
- stuffy
- stupid
- suspenseless
- tame
- tasteless
- tedious
- tepid
- tiresome
- tiring
- undramatic
- uneventful
- unexceptional
- unexciting
- unimaginative
- uninspiring
- uninteresting
- unnewsworthy
- unpalatable
- unrewarding
- unsensational
- unspectacular
- unsurprising
- vacant
- vacuous
- watery
- weak
- wearisome
- weary
- wearying
- wishy-washy
- zero
last
- abide
- absolute
- aftermost
- antipodal
- at the end
- bear up
- bide
- biggest
- bitter end
- bottommost
- carry on
- carry through
- certain
- clear
- climactic
- close
- closing
- cogent
- compelling
- completion
- concluding
- conclusion
- conclusive
- consequent
- consummate
- continue
- convincing
- cope
- crowning
- curtains
- deciding
- decisive
- definite
- definitive
- determinate
- determinative
- dispositive
- draw out
- end
- ending
- endmost
- endure
- endwise
- ensuing
- eventual
- exist
- extreme
- far
- far-off
- fare
- farthermost
- farthest
- final
- finale
- finis
- finish
- finishing
- following
- furthermost
- furthest
- get along
- get by
- get on
- go
- hands-down
- hang in
- hang on
- hindmost
- hold on
- hold out
- hold up
- hugest
- inarguable
- incontestable
- incontrovertible
- indisputable
- indubitable
- irrefutable
- keep up
- lag
- largest
- latest
- latter
- least
- linger
- live
- lowermost
- lowest
- make out
- manage
- max
- maximum
- meanest
- most
- most recent
- nethermost
- nth
- omega
- once and for all
- outermost
- outmost
- outside
- paramount
- penultimate
- perdure
- persevere
- persist
- persuasive
- positive
- prevail
- rearmost
- remain
- remotest
- run on
- stay
- stick around
- stretch
- subsist
- succeeding
- supreme
- sure
- survive
- swan song
- tarry
- telling
- terminal
- terminating
- termination
- top
- topmost
- ulterior
- ultimate
- unambiguous
- unanswerable
- unchallenged
- uncontested
- undebatable
- undeniable
- undisputable
- undisputed
- unequaled
- unequalled
- unequivocal
- unmatched
- unparalleled
- unquestionable
- unrivaled
- unrivalled
- unsurpassed
- upmost
- uppermost
- utmost
- uttermost
- wear