" less "

1: as in minus, wanting;

•  Synonyms : 

•  minus,

•  wanting,

•  except

•  Antonyms : 

•  as well as,

•  beside,

•  besides,

•  beyond,

•  over and above,

•  plus,

•  including

1: having not so great importance or rank as another;

  * e.g., " ... the restaurant's chowder has been declared the state's best by no less a person than the governor himself "

•  Synonyms : 

•  inferior,

•  junior,

•  lesser,

•  lower,

•  minor,

•  smaller,

•  subordinate

•  Antonyms : 

•  greater,

•  higher,

•  major,

•  more,

•  primary,

•  prime,

•  senior,

•  superior,

•  superordinate

1: having relatively little height;

  * e.g., " ... there was a little hedge separating the two lawns "

•  Synonyms : 

•  low,

•  low-lying,

•  low-slung,

•  sawed-off,

•  short

•  Antonyms : 

•  altitudinous,

•  high,

•  lofty,

•  tall,

•  towering

2: lacking importance;

  * e.g., " ... there were just a few little details left to take care of "

•  Synonyms : 

•  fiddling,

•  foolish,

•  frivolous,

•  incidental,

•  inconsequential,

•  inconsiderable,

•  insignificant,

•  Mickey Mouse,

•  minor,

•  minute,

•  negligible,

•  nugatory,

•  slight,

•  small,

•  small-fry,

•  trifling,

•  trivial,

•  unimportant

•  Antonyms : 

•  big,

•  consequential,

•  eventful,

•  important,

•  major,

•  material,

•  meaningful,

•  momentous,

•  significant,

•  substantial,

•  unfrivolous,

•  weighty

3: not broad or open in views or opinions;

  * e.g., " ... little-minded people who dislike the fact that human society is always progressing "

•  Synonyms : 

•  illiberal,

•  insular,

•  Lilliputian,

•  narrow,

•  narrow-minded,

•  parochial,

•  petty,

•  picayune,

•  provincial,

•  sectarian,

•  small,

•  small-minded

•  Antonyms : 

•  broad-minded,

•  catholic,

•  cosmopolitan,

•  liberal,

•  open,

•  open-minded,

•  receptive,

•  tolerant

1: not made or done willingly or by choice;

  * e.g., " ... her involvement in the after-school program was will-less—her parents made her go "

•  Synonyms : 

•  coerced,

•  forced,

•  involuntary,

•  unintended,

•  unintentional,

•  unwilling

•  Antonyms : 

•  deliberate,

•  freewill,

•  intentional,

•  uncoerced,

•  unforced,

•  voluntary,

•  willful,

•  willing

1: in a very small quantity or degree;

  * e.g., " ... we had little more than we needed to survive in the wilderness "

•  Synonyms : 

•  negligibly,

•  nominally,

•  slightly

•  Antonyms : 

•  awful,

•  awfully,

•  beastly,

•  considerably,

•  deadly,

•  especially,

•  exceedingly,

•  extensively,

•  extra,

•  extremely,

•  far,

•  frightfully,

•  full,

•  greatly,

•  heavily,

•  highly,

•  jolly,

•  mightily,

•  mighty,

•  mortally,

•  most,

•  much,

•  particularly,

•  rattling,

•  real,

•  right,

•  significantly,

•  so,

•  something,

•  substantially,

•  super,

•  terribly,

•  too,

•  very,

•  whacking

2: not often;

  * e.g., " ... he's been studying very little for the bar exam "

•  Synonyms : 

•  infrequently,

•  rarely,

•  seldom

•  Antonyms : 

•  frequently,

•  oft,

•  often,

•  oftentimes

1: very close to but not completely;

  * e.g., " ... the lot is 16 acres more or less "

•  Synonyms : 

•  about,

•  all but,

•  almost,

•  borderline,

•  fair,

•  fairly,

•  feckly,

•  most,

•  much,

•  near,

•  nearly,

•  next to,

•  nigh,

•  practically,

•  somewhere,

•  virtually,

•  well-nigh

•  Antonyms : 

•  exactly,

•  precisely

2: to some degree or extent;

  * e.g., " ... most couples in the survey said that they were more or less happy in their marriage "

•  Synonyms : 

•  enough,

•  fairly,

•  kind of,

•  kindly,

•  like,

•  moderately,

•  pretty,

•  quite,

•  rather,

•  relatively,

•  something,

•  somewhat,

•  sort of

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: close to but not exactly;

  * e.g., " ... the box weighs 60 pounds more or less "

•  Synonyms : 

•  about,

•  approximately,

•  around,

•  like,

•  much,

•  near,

•  plus or minus,

•  roughly,

•  say,

•  some

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to say nothing of;

  * e.g., " ... after spraining his ankle, the gymnast hadn't been expected to appear in today's event, much less win it "

•  Synonyms : 

•  let alone,

•  never mind,

•  still less

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to say nothing of;

  * e.g., " ... I never suggested that he was incompetent, still less that he was dishonest "

•  Synonyms : 

•  let alone,

•  much less,

•  never mind

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to have an interest or concern for;

  * e.g., " ... a teacher who cares what happens to her students long after they leave her classroom "

•  Synonyms : 

•  look out (for),

•  mind,

•  watch

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to take charge of especially on behalf of another;

  * e.g., " ... will you care for the lawn while we're gone? "

•  Synonyms : 

•  attend,

•  mind,

•  oversee,

•  superintend,

•  supervise,

•  tend,

•  watch

•  Antonyms : 

•  disapprove (of),

•  discountenance,

•  disfavor,

•  frown (on or upon)

2: to attend to the needs and comforts of;

  * e.g., " ... he is caring for his mother while she's sick "

•  Synonyms : 

•  administer (to),

•  minister (to),

•  mother,

•  nurse

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: to have a favorable opinion of;

  * e.g., " ... I don't really care for what you're doing with that dog "

•  Synonyms : 

•  accept,

•  approve (of),

•  countenance,

•  favor,

•  OK,

•  subscribe (to)

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)