CEFR A2

fewer

determiner

Meaning

A smaller number of things or people.

Examples

There are fewer students in class today.
She has fewer responsibilities now.

Synonyms: less, smaller number, reduced

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fewer (A2)

determiner

Pronunciation: /ˈfjuːər/

Definition

A smaller number of things or people.

Examples

There are fewer students in class today.
She has fewer responsibilities now.
We have fewer options than we thought.

How to Use fewer

fewer than (prepositional phrase): Used to compare a smaller number of countable items to a larger number. — "There were fewer than twenty people at the meeting."

Synonyms of fewer

Words with a similar meaning to fewer:

less
smaller number
reduced

Antonyms of fewer

Words with the opposite meaning to fewer:

more
greater number

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