fewer
determiner/fjuːər/
Frequency rank: #2,764 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
A smaller number of things.
Example sentence
There are fewer cars on the road today than yesterday.
Synonyms & related words
More words in ranks 2,701–2,800
- domainAn area of knowledge, activity, or control.
- dynamicFull of energy and new ideas; constantly changing or active.
- engagementAn agreement to get married; an arrangement to do something.
- exploreTo travel through a place to learn about it.
- favoura kind or helpful act done for someone
- footageA piece of film showing a particular event.
- graveA hole dug in the ground where a dead person is buried; or very serious.
- implementationThe act of putting a plan or decision into action.
- investigateTo examine something carefully to find out the truth.
- jazzA type of music with strong rhythm and improvisation.