Though Alfred is scrupulous in fulfilling his duties at work, he is less conscientious about his obligations at home.
Source: tatoeba (1985)
Usage Contextgeneralediting
Note: Use for uncountable amounts in formal writing.
Less
/lɛs/
Synonyms for "less" (105 found)
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Closest matches (21)
abatedablatedat a disadvantageat the nadirattenuatedbarringbatedbelittledbelowbelow the markcommonconsumedcontractedcurtaileddecreaseddecreasinglydecrescendodeflateddemeaningdiminished
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Strong matches (32)
diminuendodisadvantageddiscountingdissipateddroppederodedever lessexceptexceptingexception taken ofexcludingexclusive offallenfewerfromhumblein the gutterin the shadeinferiorinfra dig
Adjective(1 words)
Adverb(1 words)
lower amount
Related words (52)
lowlyminiaturizedminimizedminorminusmodestnot countingnot so muchoffordinaryreducedretrenchedsanssavescaled-downsecond ranksecond stringsecondaryservileshorn
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short ofshortershrunkshrunkensmallersubsubalternsubjectsubordinatesubservientthird rankthird stringunderunder parunderprivilegedvulgarwatered downwatered-downweakenedwithoutworn
Noun(4 words)
minus signmore hidden enclavenot as muchnot more
Adverb(6 words)
reduced amountreduced degreereduced quantitysmaller amountsmaller extentto a lesser extent
Adjective(1 words)
smaller number
Related word relations
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More general
5 entriesMore specific
9 entriesless moneyless sugarless waterlower amountlower quantityreduced amountreduced extentsmaller amountsmaller quantity
Collocations
8 entriesless attentionless dataless effortless energyless moneyless noiseless sugarless time
Derivations
3 entriesAntonyms
2 entriessimilar
4 entriesSample sentences
47 total sentences available.
Try as you might, but you cannot force a belief onto someone else, much less your own self.
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You are not less pretty than her.
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You must be less impatient.
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