less
The word “less” has 1 syllable: less
It's pronounced as /lɛs/
What is synonym and antonym for less?
In the thesaurus, “less” has 25 synonyms and 20 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for less along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for less
- associate
- auxiliary
- except
- excepting
- inferior
- jerkwater
- junior
- lesser
- little
- lower
- mean
- minor
- minus
- minute
- one-horse
- petty
- second-class
- second-rate
- secondary
- small
- smaller
- subordinate
- subsidiary
- two-bit
- wanting
Antonyms for less
- as well as
- beside
- besides
- beyond
- choice
- exceptional
- first-class
- first-rate
- greater
- higher
- including
- major
- more
- over and above
- plus
- primary
- prime
- senior
- superior
- superordinate
Meanings of less
- noun
- A smaller amount or quantity.
- verb
- To make less; to lessen.
- adverb
- To a smaller extent or degree.
- preposition
- Minus; not including.
- conjunction
- Unless.
Example Sentences
- She decided to eat less sugar to improve her health.
- The new phone is less expensive than the previous model.
- He showed less interest in the project than expected.
- With practice, the task will take less time to complete.
- The room looked brighter with less clutter.
On this page you'll find 45 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to less, such as: as well as, associate, auxiliary, beside, besides, beyond, choice.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
Related Words
wanting
- abominable
- absent
- abysmal
- admiring
- adoring
- appreciating
- asking
- atrocious
- away
- awful
- bad
- bankrupt
- bare
- bastard
- bearing
- begging
- below par
- bereft
- brutal
- bum
- burned out
- bush
- bush-league
- calling for
- challenging
- cheesy
- cherishing
- choosing
- claiming
- coarse
- commanding
- common
- cooked
- counterfeit
- coveting
- crappy
- craving
- crumby
- crummy
- cut off
- cut-rate
- damnable
- dead
- deciding
- defective
- deficient
- defunct
- demanding
- departed
- deplorable
- deprived
- desiderating
- desiring
- destitute
- determining
- detestable
- devoid
- digging
- disappointing
- disastrous
- dissatisfactory
- done
- dreadful
- egregious
- empty
- enjoining
- enjoying
- entailing
- exacting
- execrable
- expired
- extinct
- failing
- fake
- fancying
- faulty
- favoring
- feeling like
- finished
- flagrant
- flawed
- from hunger
- gnarly
- gone
- gross
- half-baked
- hand-to-mouth
- horrendous
- horrible
- ill
- imperfect
- in default
- inadequate
- incomplete
- inferior
- insisting
- insufficient
- involving
- junky
- lacking
- lame
- lapsed
- lean
- less
- lesser
- light
- liking
- lost
- lousy
- loving
- low
- low-grade
- low-rent
- meager
- meagre
- mean
- mediocre
- mere
- minimum
- minus
- miscreant
- miserable
- miserly
- missing
- necessitating
- needed
- needing
- niggardly
- nonexistent
- not good enough
- not up to par
- obsolete
- odious
- off
- omitted
- out of gas
- over
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- patchy
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- perished
- phoney
- phony
- pleasing
- poor
- preferring
- pressing
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- punk
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- rare
- relishing
- reprehensible
- requiring
- resolving
- rotten
- rubbishy
- sans
- scant
- scanty
- scarce
- scurrilous
- second-rate
- shabby
- sham
- shoddy
- short
- shy
- sketchy
- skimp
- skimpy
- sleazy
- slender
- slight
- slim
- small
- sour
- spare
- sparse
- stingy
- stinky
- stipulating
- suboptimal
- subpar
- substandard
- sucky
- taking
- terrible
- too little too late
- trashy
- treasuring
- unacceptable
- uncommon
- under par
- unfulfilled
- unsatisfactory
- unsound
- unspeakable
- useless
- valueless
- valuing
- vanished
- vile
- villainous
- wack
- warranting
- welcoming
- willing
- wishing
- without
- worthless
- wretched
- wrong
junior
- adjutant
- aid
- aide
- assistant
- associate
- attendant
- auxiliary
- coadjutor
- deputy
- domestic
- flunkey
- flunkie
- flunky
- follower
- helpmate
- helpmeet
- henchman
- inferior
- jerkwater
- lackey
- less
- lesser
- little
- lower
- mate
- mean
- menial
- minion
- minor
- minute
- one-horse
- petty
- retainer
- second
- second fiddle
- second-class
- second-rate
- second-string
- secondary
- sidekick
- small
- smaller
- steward
- subordinate
- subsidiary
- two-bit
- underling