more or less

more or less

adv

Definition of MORE OR LESS

1

: to a varying or undetermined extent or degree : somewhat <they were more or less willing to help>

2

: with small variations : approximately <contains 16 acres more or less>

Examples of MORE OR LESS

1. <the lot is 16 acres more or less>
2. <most couples in the survey said that they were more or less happy in their marriage>

First Known Use of MORE OR LESS

13th century

Related to MORE OR LESS

Synonyms: about, all but, borderline, fair [chiefly British], fairly, feckly [chiefly Scottish], almost, most, much, near, nearly, next to, nigh, practically, somewhere, virtually, well-nigh

Antonyms: exactly, precisely

Related Words: appreciably, by and large, chiefly, largely, mainly, mostly; kind of, partially, partly, somewhat

Near Antonyms: absolutely, altogether, completely, entirely, fully, plain, plumb [chiefly dialect], quite, thoroughly; totally, utterly, well, wholly; barely, hardly, scarcely

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Rhymes with MORE OR LESS

ABS, acquiesce, baroness, bitter cress, CBS, coalesce, convalesce, crown princess, DES, decompress, deliquesce, derepress, dispossess, due process, effervesce, effloresce, evanesce, full-court press, gentilesse, granny dress, in-process, inverness, Inverness, less and less, letterpress, luminesce, Lyonnesse, minidress, nonetheless, obsolesce, otherguess, overdress, pennycress, phosphoresce, politesse, prepossess, preprocess, recrudesce, repossess, reprocess, retrogress, second-guess, SOS, sweaterdress, underdress, watercress, window-dress, word process