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[ fyoo-er ] / ˈfyu ər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR fewer ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveof a smaller number: fewer words and more action. pronoun(used with a plural verb) a smaller number: Fewer have come than we hoped. Origin of fewerMiddle English feue, feawe. fewe fewere, Old English fēawera, genitive plural of fēawa few;see -er4 words often confused with fewerSee less. WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH fewerfewer , less (see confusables note at less)Words nearby fewerfeverweed, feverwort, few, few and far between, few bricks shy of a load, fewer, fewness, few words, -fex, fexofenadine hydrochloride, fey Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fewerThis was nine fewer than what he needed just two years ago when 426 members of the House voted. Democrats Accidentally Save Boehner From Republican Coup|Ben Jacobs, Jackie Kucinich|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST That means that fewer and fewer everyday Americans are choosing to contribute to campaigns. The 100 Rich People Who Run America|Mark McKinnon|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST The more resources and education society becomes equipped with, the fewer stories like yours will surface. Dear Leelah, We Will Fight On For You: A Letter to a Dead Trans Teen|Parker Molloy|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST Fewer women are shackled during labor and delivery (PDF), though this still occurs. The GOP’s Hidden Ban on Prison Abortions|Harold Pollack|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The demonstrations have been largely peaceful, with fewer arrests and clashes with police than in other cities. Eric Garner Protesters Have a Direct Line to City Hall|Jacob Siegel|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST I could have done with fewer deeds of unnecessary kindness and more words of unguarded intimacy. Witching Hill|E. W. Hornung Heaven knows, there are fellows who have more vices than scabs, and scabs countless, with fewer ideas than plaisters. Letters of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Vol. I (of 2)|Samuel Taylor Coleridge The fewer the emotional storms the less likelihood of repetitions of attacks of epilepsy. Psychotherapy|James J. Walsh Very few learn the prescribed form of Moslem prayers and fewer still use them. Our Moslem Sisters|Annie Van Sommer To the more you shall give a larger part, and to the fewer a lesser. The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Words related to fewerpetty, minority, less, scanty, slight, lean, middling, short, minute, scattering, minor, trifling, exiguous, imperceptible, inconsequential, infrequent, insufficient, meager, negligible, occasional |