Less
Less adjective - Having not so great importance or rank as another.
Top
Top adjective - Highest in rank or authority.
Usage example: nearly all of the top officials in the state's department of corrections resigned after the scandal
Both words in one sentence
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She wears less and less clothing throughout Year of the Dragon as this happens; she starts off in a cloak and ends up in a halter top.
Source: Franchise / Spyro the Dragon -
And don't think that just because the Opera crowd is metaphorically monocled and top-hatted that their fury is less passionate than the most devoted Trekkies or Whovians.
Source: Fandom Berserk Button -
Similar to Harper's example in terms of "less is more," Bob McAdoo debuted in the NBA with a bang as a top rookie for the Buffalo Braves, a.k.a.
Source: Career Resurrection
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Top and Less. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/less/top
Less & Top. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/less/top>.
Top or Less. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/less/top.
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