Need another word that means the same as “lesser”? Find 19 synonyms for “lesser” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Lesser” are: less important, minor, secondary, subsidiary, marginal, ancillary, auxiliary, supplementary, supplemental, peripheral, subordinate, inferior, second-class, subservient, lowly, humble, servile, menial, mean
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “lesser” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
ancillary | Furnishing added support. An ancillary pump. |
auxiliary | (of troops) engaged in the service of a nation at war but not part of the regular army. The main library and its auxiliary branches. |
humble | (of a thing) of modest pretensions or dimensions. A humble cottage. |
inferior | Of low or inferior quality. Schooling in inner city areas was inferior to that in the rest of the country. |
less important | Lower in quality. |
lowly | (of an organism) primitive or simple. She d been too good for her lowly position. |
marginal | Just barely adequate or within a lower limit. The marginal tax rates on these incomes rise to as much as 80 per cent in some republics. |
mean | So small in amount as to deserve contempt. Chok d with ambition of the meaner sort. |
menial | (of work) not requiring much skill and lacking prestige. Menial factory jobs. |
minor | Of a key or mode based on a minor scale and tending to produce a sad or pensive effect. A minor official. |
peripheral | (of a device) able to be attached to and used with a computer, though not an integral part of it. Peripheral issues. |
second-class | Of inferior status or quality. |
secondary | Coming after, less important than, or resulting from someone or something else that is primary. The plot is of secondary importance what matters most is the relationships between the characters. |
servile | Submissive or fawning in attitude or behavior. The servile condition of the peasants. |
subordinate | Unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence. A subordinate kingdom. |
subservient | Serving or acting as a means or aid. She was subservient to her parents. |
subsidiary | Less important than but related or supplementary to something. A subsidiary flue of the main chimney. |
supplemental | Functioning in a supporting capacity. Many premature infants need supplemental oxygen soon after birth. |
supplementary | Completing or enhancing something. The development of databases supplementary to existing ones. |
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