Antonyms for less
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1. lesspreposition

   Antonyms:
   more, plus

2. lessadverb

   To smaller extent

   It should then tax all of that as personal income, less the proportion of the car's annual mileage demonstrably clocked up on company business.

   Antonyms:
   more, plus

3. lessadjective

   A smaller amount (of); not as much.

   This is a less bad solution than I thought possible.

   Antonyms:
   more

4. lessadjective

   Antonyms:
   more

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1. less(a)adjective

   (comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree

   "of less importance"; "less time to spend with the family"; "a shower uses less water"; "less than three years old"

   Antonyms:
   superior, more(a), to a greater extent, more

2. lessadjective

   (usually preceded by `no') lower in quality

   "no less than perfect"

   Antonyms:
   more(a), superior, more, to a greater extent

   Synonyms:
   less(a)

3. lessadverb

   (nonstandard in some uses but often idiomatic with measure phrases) fewer

   "less than three weeks"; "no less than 50 people attended"; "in 25 words or less"

   Antonyms:
   more(a), superior, to a greater extent, more

   Synonyms:
   less(a)

4. less, to a lesser extentadverb

   used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

   "less interesting"; "less expensive"; "less quickly"

   Antonyms:
   superior, more(a), more, to a greater extent

   Synonyms:
   to a lesser extent

5. lessadverb

   comparative of little

   "she walks less than she should"; "he works less these days"

   Antonyms:
   superior, more(a), to a greater extent, more

   Synonyms:
   to a lesser extent

How to use less in a sentence?

1. Gil Castello Branco:

   We could never have imagined what's happening now in Brazil, civil society is now truly believing in a new era, with less corruption and impunity.

2. David Litt:

   American opinion is not on President Obama side, and it's less and less on President Obama side as time goes on.

3. Intesa Chief Executive Carlo Messina:

   If it were put up for sale as a whole, I'd definitely consider it, the international arm is less valuable, because they don't give you the brand with it.

4. Shai Akabas:

   It's more likely to serve as a tax-planning tool for wealthy individuals than a lifeline for the middle class, this is an emergency situation, but we already have an underlying retirement security problem, so sending the signal that it's OK to make yourself less financially secure to gain more security today is not ideal public policy.

5. Zhen Gu:

   Basically we developed this kind of so-called smart insulin patch, which can sense the blood sugar level and release insulin at the right time only once the blood sugar goes up. And the insulin can be quickly released from the patch. And meanwhile once the blood sugar level goes to a normal range, less insulin is released or is just inhibited. Basically this kind of smart insulin patch is not only smart, it is also painless.

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