to a lesser extent

Speech parts

1. to a lesser extent - Adverb

2. to a lesser extent - Phrase

Meaning

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

less barely a little bit to a slight extent by a very small margin in a minor degree to a slight degree less entirely only to a limited extent to a less extent to a lesser degree to a minimum extent affect a little to a minor extent in a small extent

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Antonyms

to a great extent to a large extent in large part to hell and gone to a significant degree to a considerable degree

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Related terms

to a great extent to a greater extent to some extent to an extent to a large extent

Examples

All the consumer market mojo is with Apple and to a lesser extent BlackBerry. And yet, the real market momentum with operators and the real market momentum with device manufacturers seems to primarily be with Windows Mobile and Android. Steve Ballmer

In man, social intercourse has centred mainly on the process of absorbing fluid into the organism, but in the domestic dog and to a lesser extent among all wild canine species, the act charged with most social significance is the excretion of fluid. Olaf Stapledon

I don't really get the same kinda romance that I would get from, like, jazz. And even to a lesser extent to rock 'n roll. Rock 'n roll has a romance to it - how can I put it? A very vulgar romance, but still a romance; whereas hip hop has more facade. Lupe Fiasco

less interesting Source: Internet

less expensive Source: Internet

less quickly Source: Internet

Words in the phrase

to a lesser extent

Close letter words and terms

to a less extent to a lesser to a lesser degree to a limited degree to a limited extent to a lower place