Advertisement

Advertisement

View synonyms for

fewer

[ fyoo-er ]

adjective

  1. of a smaller number:

    fewer words and more action.



pronoun

  1. (used with a plural verb) a smaller number:

    Fewer have come than we hoped.

Discover More

Confusables Note

See less.
Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of fewer1

Middle English feue, feawe. fewe fewere, Old English ŧɱ, genitive plural of ŧɲ few; -er 4( def )
Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

Dundee University has announced an "alternative pathway" to solving the financial crisis at the institution that will see fewer job cuts than feared.

From

Young explains that they have fewer moving parts than traditional piston engines, making them easier to maintain, yet deliver surprising power for their relatively compact, lightweight size.

From

In addition to extra payments and fewer administrative hassles, the health plans pay for a “practice coach,” whose job is to help primary care groups meet their targets and provide more seamless care.

From

The IMF's boffins say they can start to see the impact from space as satellites track fewer, increasingly empty ships leaving China's ports.

From

The department also said because more patients could get access to correspondence via the app, 12 million fewer letters had been sent since July.

From

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


few bricks shy of a loadfewness