leasts

noun

plural of least
as in numbers

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  1. nobodies
  2. insects
  3. nonentities
  4. inferiors
  5. mediocrities
  6. lightweights
Noun
  • Yvonne and Nick’s disastrous wedding dinner is the day the cast went from nobodies to actual practitioners of the reality-television arts and sciences.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 1 July 2026
  • Despite the tragicomic instability and the rotating cast of nobodies temporarily tasked with running the country, when seen in macroeconomic terms, Peru appears to be doing just fine, thank you.
    — Daniel Alarcón, New Yorker, 4 June 2026
Definition of nobodies
Noun
  • At best, marigolds confuse or repel soft-bodied insects in small areas, adds Rezk.
    — Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 6 July 2026
  • Along the way, the insects can look and behave very differently at each stage.
    — Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 5 July 2026
Definition of insects
Noun
  • All Dickens heroes are complete nonentities who know 217 wacky people.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
Definition of nonentities
Noun
  • That comes to the Philippines in the form of war, as well as through the invocation, or establishment, of American-style modes of government and education that place Filipinos along this racial hierarchy, identifying them as these inferiors that need to be taught how to govern themselves.
    — Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
Definition of inferiors
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  • Congress’s lower chamber has always contained its share of mediocrities.
    — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2026
  • These two 6-6 mediocrities are battling for first place in the AFC North.
    — Kevin Cusick, Twin Cities, 5 Dec. 2025
Definition of mediocrities
Noun
  • Jupiter, by comparison, is as much as 35 times denser than these two lightweights.
    — Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2026
  • Jupiter, by comparison, is as much as 35 times denser than these two lightweights.
    — Marcia Dunn, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 June 2026
Definition of lightweights
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“Leasts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leasts. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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