Lesser

/ˈlɛsɚ/

Synonyms for "lesser" (113 found)

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Closest matches (23)

Strong matches (34)

Adjective(15 words)
inferiorinferior productjuniorleast animallesser versionlittlerlower valueminorminor aspectminor effectminor itemminor objectiveminor segmentminor shoveminor status
Noun(4 words)
less thanlessielow ranking officialminority

Related words (56)

Adjective(13 words)
retainersecondaryservantskinniersmallersmaller numbersmaller numeric contentsmaller onesmaller partysubordinatetinierunderlingvenial
Noun(7 words)
second position in listsecondary rainbowsignificantly lowerslightly smallerspanish menorthe lessweak electrostatic pull
Preposition(1 words)
to a lesser extent

Related word relations

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7 relation types

More general

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beingcomparative adjectiveentityitemobjectpersonrank descriptorsize descriptor

More specific

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Collocations

9 entries
lesser amountlesser degreelesser evillesser extentlesser impactlesser knownlesser offenselesser prioritylesser value

Inflections

2 entries

Derivations

1 entries

Antonyms

1 entries

similar

2 entries

Sample sentences

14 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The guild leader relegated Vince to a lesser officer because he was abusing his power.

Source: tatoeba (1974)

We chose the lesser of the two evils.

Source: tatoeba (631008)

If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain or bitter; for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.

Source: tatoeba (1490929)

Choose the lesser of two evils.

Source: tatoeba (2145467)

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