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by etothepii 945 days ago
The opposite of few maybe many, but many is not the opposite of fewer as the parent asks.

Consider

There are fewer people on the West Coast.

There are many people on the East Coast.

"Many," is not a comparator.

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Fair enough, "additional" is an opposite of "fewer." I'll concede "more" is also.

> The opposite of few maybe many

"Maybe" is an adverb. Perhaps you meant "may be?" :)

Morether. Like further but with more.
Moreover.