Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun more

1 sense of more

Sense 1
More, Thomas More, Sir Thomas More -- (English statesman who opposed Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon and was imprisoned and beheaded; recalled for his concept of Utopia, the ideal state)
       INSTANCE OF=> statesman, solon, national leader -- (a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs)
       INSTANCE OF=> writer, author -- (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))

Antonyms of adj more

2 senses of more

Sense 1
more (prenominal) (vs. less), more than -- ((comparative of `much' used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree; "more land"; "more support"; "more rain fell"; "more than a gallon")

less(prenominal) (vs. more) -- ((comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree; "of less importance"; "less time to spend with the family"; "a shower uses less water"; "less than three years old")

Sense 2
more (prenominal) (vs. fewer) -- ((comparative of `many' used with count nouns) quantifier meaning greater in number; "a hall with more seats"; "we have no more bananas"; "more than one")

fewer (vs. more) -- ((comparative of `few' used with count nouns) quantifier meaning a smaller number of; "fewer birds came this year"; "the birds are fewer this year"; "fewer trains were late")
        => less -- ((nonstandard in some uses but often idiomatic with measure phrases) fewer; "less than three weeks"; "no less than 50 people attended"; "in 25 words or less")

Similarity of adj more

2 senses of more

Sense 1
more (prenominal) (vs. less), more than -- ((comparative of `much' used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree; "more land"; "more support"; "more rain fell"; "more than a gallon")
          Also See-> much#1

Sense 2
more (prenominal) (vs. fewer) -- ((comparative of `many' used with count nouns) quantifier meaning greater in number; "a hall with more seats"; "we have no more bananas"; "more than one")
          Also See-> many#1; more#1, more than#1

Antonyms of adv more

2 senses of more

Sense 1
more, to a greater extent -- (used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs; "more interesting"; "more beautiful"; "more quickly")
       Antonym of less (Sense 1)
      => less, to a lesser extent -- (used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs; "less interesting"; "less expensive"; "less quickly")

Sense 2
more -- (comparative of much; to a greater degree or extent; "he works more now"; "they eat more than they should")
       Antonym of less (Sense 2)
      => less -- (comparative of little; "she walks less than she should"; "he works less these days")

Synonyms of adv more

2 senses of more

Sense 1
more, to a greater extent -- (used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs; "more interesting"; "more beautiful"; "more quickly")

Sense 2
more -- (comparative of much; to a greater degree or extent; "he works more now"; "they eat more than they should")