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least

/list/noun, adjective, adverb1 syllable

Least means: used to form the superlative, smallest in size or degree.

Synonyms for least2

adverb, as in used to form the superlative, smallest in size or degree

to the lowest degree

also used for least

slightest

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Opposites of least

most

What does least mean?3

adverb

1

used to form the superlative, smallest in size or degree“The garter snake is the least dangerous snake”

adjective

1

the superlative of ‘little’ that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by ‘the’; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree“didn't care the least bit”

noun

1

something that is of no importance“it is the least I can do”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with least?12

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Least in a sentence

  • He is much better at sports than me, to say the least.unknown
  • You should have locked, or at least closed, all the doors.Swift
  • Your estimation of him is a little high, to say the least.Vanilla
  • He is not a cheerful guy, to say the least.unknown
  • It was a good dinner, to say the least.Jesse
  • He is not a good student, to say the least.unknown
  • To say the least, he seems to be a bad person.CK
  • It is not good, to say the least.unknown

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Forms of least

as a noun

plural
leasts