Synonyms of least

least 1 of 2

adjective

as in lowest

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lowest
• slightest
• minimal
• mere
• littlest
• lacking
• small
• insufficient
• inadequate
• bare-bones
• thin
• bare
• slight
• short
• meager
• deficient
• scant
• wanting
• meagre
• unproductive
• scarce
• unfruitful
• sparse
• sterile
• scanty
• sparing
• skimpy
• barren
• stingy
• infertile
• spare
• slender
• exiguous
• poor
• skimp
• slim
• light
• niggardly
• hand-to-mouth

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• enough
• sufficient
• adequate
• satisfactory
• abundant
• ample
• generous
• liberal
• plentiful
• tolerable
• copious
• bountiful
• rich
• fruitful
• fertile
• prolific
• fat
• plenteous
• extra
• excess
• lavish
• fecund
• luxuriant
• bursting
• thriving
• flourishing
• proliferative
• surplus
• blooming
• teeming
• swarming

least

2 of 2

noun

as in nobody

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nobody
• nothing
• zero
• zilch
• insect
• nonentity
• lightweight
• number
• half-pint
• inferior
• twerp
• morsel
• cipher
• whippersnapper
• dwarf
• shrimp
• pigmy
• nullity
• obscurity
• mediocrity
• insignificancy
• pygmy
• snippersnapper
• pip-squeak
• no-name
• noncelebrity
• puppet
• figurehead
• nonperson

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• somebody
• figure
• personage
• lead
• chief
• leader
• eminence
• big wheel
• notable
• head
• planet
• kingpin
• magnate
• VIP
• nabob
• personality
• star
• bigwig
• big shot
• authority
• celebrity
• power
• superior
• superstar
• party
• luminary
• kahuna
• great power

Examples of least in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

The cost of happiness varied widely across the country, with a chasm of nearly $100,000 between the most and least expensive state. —Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2024

Luckily, there was at least one positive aspect of the debate in addition to Harris’s performance, and that was one of its cohosts, ABC’s Linsey Davis, who sat alongside fellow ABC journalist David Muir. —Emma Specter, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2024

Noun

Women nominated for Grammy Awards, for instance, were most likely to be recognized for best new artist or song of the year and least likely to be up for producer of the year. —August Brown, latimes.com, 25 Jan. 2018

As of now, the Power 5 league least likely to be represented in the playoff is the Pac-12, whose teams have steadily beaten each other; only one of its teams is ranked in The A.P.’s top 15. —Marc Tracy, New York Times, 30 Oct. 2017