29
fewer(adjective, inferior, amount, size, inferiority)
24
lesser(adjective, adverb, lower, importance, inferior)
22
minor(adjective, characteristic, slight, lower, importance)
22
minus(adjective, preposition, importance, inferior, amount)
22
inferior(adjective, position, lower, importance, short)
21
under(adjective, preposition, characteristic, position, lower)
17
lower(adjective, adverb, position, importance, inferior)
17
subordinate(adjective, lower, importance, inferior, amount)
16
smaller(adjective, lower, importance, negative, inferior)
15
limited(adjective, characteristic, lower, inferior, short)
13
secondary(adjective, lower, importance, inferior, amount)
10
beneath(adjective, inferior, amount, size, low-set)
10
little(noun, adjective, adverb, amount, extent)
10
not as much of(expression, adjective, idiom, quantity, amount)
10
without(adjective, preposition, inferior, amount, extent)
9
below(adjective, adverb, underneath)
9
diminished(adjective, lower, negative, inferior, short)
9
reduced(adjective, lower, inferior, short, limited)
9
slight(adjective, adverb, characteristic, smallness, insignificance)
9
small(adjective, adverb, characteristic, smallness, insignificance)
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