The less

Synonyms for "the less" (23 found)

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Closest matches (5)

Noun(5 words)
comparative formcorrelative phrasediminishedinferiorinverse construction

Strong matches (7)

Noun(7 words)
lesserlowerlower quantity determinerminornot as muchpaired clausereduced

Related words (11)

Noun(11 words)
reduced amountreduced degree determinersecondaryslightlysmallersmaller amountsmaller amount determinersomewhatthe lesserthe smaller oneto a small extent

Related word relations

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More general

15 entries
adverbamountcomparative adjectivecorrelative constructiondegreedegree adjectivedegree adverbdeterminergrammatical structureidiomphrasequality adjectivequantifierquantitative adjectivequantity

More specific

17 entries
diminished degreeless frequentlyless importantless is more mottoless is more phraseless oftenless significantlow amountlower quantityminimalist guidelinereduced amountreduced quantityreduced sizesmaller amountsmaller quantitythe greater extent

Showing 16 of 17 words.

Collocations

19 entries
decreased amountless amountless effortless energyless frequentlyless homeworkless importantless likelyless moneyless noiseless oftenless sugarless thanless timeless waterlesser extent

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Inflections

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Derivations

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