Less than

Synonyms for "less than" (12 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (3)

Noun(3 words)
belowbelow thresholdinequality

Strong matches (3)

Noun(3 words)
inferiorlessermatter under study

Related words (6)

Noun(5 words)
not up to standardordering relationsmaller-than relationunderunder limit
Adjective(1 words)

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

11 entries
boundarycomparison expressiondegree expressionlimitmathematical relationordering relationprepositionpreposition phrasequantifier phraserelationthreshold

More specific

10 entries
belowbelow standardbeneathcutoff pointless-than signminimum thresholdnot up to standardstrict inequalityunderunder par

Collocations

11 entries
less than expectedless than fiveless than halfless than idealless than tenless than usualless-than inequalityless-than notationless-than relationless-than signless-than symbol

Inflections

1 entries

Derivations

4 entries
less-thanless-than constructionless-than relationless-than sign

Sample sentences

4 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

On Sunday night in South Bend, where he delivered a poignant valediction to his campaign before hundreds of cheering supporters, he noted that it had “sent a message to every kid out there wondering if whatever marks them out as different means they are somehow destined to be less than.”

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I worry for her. I know it sounds silly but the world is judged on looks and I don’t want her to feel the same, less-than, body-shamed feelings that I did. How do I go about making sure she doesn’t feel less-than or not-as-good-as based on her looks?

Source: wiktionary

Perhaps too much continues to be made about Davidson's romantic life, with even him cracking jokes about it back when he was engaged to Ariana Grande. He joked that he was clearly dating up, referring to his apparently less than looks compared to Grande.

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However, if these guys’ moral values were consistent regarding the basic sanctity of life, they wouldn’t keep defunding the social safety nets that protect children after birth. But rather now they crucify poorly resourced young mothers with “failure-to-protect” laws, so women who are “less than” get lengthy terms relative to male child-abusers.

Source: wiktionary