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/moɹ/noun, adjective, adverb1 syllable

More means: 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.

Synonyms for more6

noun, as in 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

Thomas More, Sir Thomas More

adjective, as in (comparative of ‘much’ used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree; above; more than

more than, much

adjective, as in (comparative of ‘many’ used with count nouns) quantifier meaning greater in number

many, more than

adverb, as in used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs, indicates that the adjective or adverb is more of something

to a greater extent

Opposites of more

less, fewer

What does more mean?5

noun

1

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

adjective

1

(comparative of ‘much’ used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree; above; more than“more land”

2

(comparative of ‘many’ used with count nouns) quantifier meaning greater in number“a hall with more seats”

adverb

1

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs, indicates that the adjective or adverb is more of something“more interesting”

2

comparative of much; to a greater degree or extent“he works more now”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with more?48

three syllables

anymore
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All 48 rhymes for more, grouped by syllable

More in a sentence

  • Seen from the sky, the bridge appears more beautiful.Zifre
  • The richer he became, the more he wanted.CK
  • As he grew excited, he spoke more and more rapidly.LittleBoy
  • The rules must be few, and what is more important, simple.shekitten
  • The rules must be few and, more importantly, simple.shekitten
  • The more stubborn you are, the more isolated you become.al_ex_an_der
  • The patient was quite beyond help, so that the doctors could do no more.CK
  • The optimist looks into a mirror and becomes more optimistic, the pessimist more pessimistic.CK

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Forms of more

as a noun

plural
mores