Less and Missing

Less

Less adjective - Having not so great importance or rank as another.

Missing and less are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Missing" instead an adjective "Less".

Nearby Words: lessen, lessening

Missing

Missing adjective - No longer possessed.

Less and missing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Less" instead an adjective "Missing".

Nearby Words: miss, mission, missed

Both words in one sentence

  • Series / The Wire Slim also feels this way thanks to less than competent members of the gang like Sapper and Gerard.As usual man, y'all fools are missing my point.
  • Missing Mom Missing Moms in general are likely to get a brief mention as to what happened to them, but are far less likely to turn up again in the story and/or be a driving force behind a hero's adventures.
    Source: Missing Mom
  • Free-Range Children On the very rare occasions when their parents are aware that they're missing, the approach they take to getting them back is...less than effective, to say the least.
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Missing or Less. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/less/missing.
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