| lesser amount of(expression, quantity, amount, reduction) |
| paltry(adjective, characteristic, slight, lower, short) |
| petty(adjective, characteristic, smallness, insignificance) |
| reduced amount of(expression, quantity, amount, reduction) |
| shorter(adjective, lower, inferior, short, limited) |
| smaller amount of(expression, quantity, amount, reduction) |
| trifling(adjective, characteristic, smallness, insignificance) |
| barely(adverb, amount, little, extent, inferiority) |
| but for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, preposition, amount) |
| deficient(adjective, inferior, amount, size, inferiority) |
| depressed(adjective, inferior, amount, size, inferiority) |
| excepting(adjective, inferior, amount, size, inferiority) |
| lacking(adjective, inferior, amount, size, inferiority) |
| negative(adjective, inferior, amount, size, inferiority) |
| restricted(adjective, characteristic, lower, short, smallness) |
| sans(preposition, amount, extent, smallness) |
| least(adjective, adverb, amount, extent, inferiority) |
| bounded(adjective, characteristic, smallness, insignificance) |
| confined(adjective, characteristic, smallness, insignificance) |
| finite(adjective, characteristic, smallness, insignificance) |