Another word for fewer

At least for the present, the fewer people who knew, the better.

One little girl had fewer presents than the rest, and Helen insisted on sharing her gifts with her.

In 2000, Africa had fewer than five million Internet users.

Kiera made her way through the crowd to an area with far fewer people.

The basement area was considerably larger than Quinn's small cabin lab-room, noticeably so with fewer plants and absent the desk.