Lesser
Lesser 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
-
As Forgotten Realms holds to the Divine Ranks trope, the top god in the racial pantheons tends to be the only "greater god" among them, the others being intermediate or lesser deities.
Source: Top God - In the Forgotten Realms setting, the top gods are Greater Gods, then there are intermediate gods, lesser gods, and finally exarchs.
Source: Divine Ranks -
To a lesser extent, Michelle Pfeiffer, quite composed as Selina Kyle, goes over the top as Catwoman.
Source: Film / Batman Returns
Cite this Source
Top and Lesser. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/lesser/top
Lesser & Top. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/lesser/top>.
Top or Lesser. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/lesser/top.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "lesser" and "top" have occurred on timeline