'less' is to 'fewer' as 'more' is to what?

This question is related to the previous one on less-vs-fewer. I prefer using fewer instead of less when referring to discrete items. Something sounds off about less than ten people, in my opinion.

But what about the flip side? The phrase more than ten people doesn't sound quite right either. If less and more are natural antonyms, then what word relates to more the same way fewer relates to less?

Solution 1:

There is no distinction: less is to fewer as more is to more.

• more water; less water
• more dogs; less/fewer dogs
• 10 items or more; 10 items or less/fewer
• one more bell to answer; one less bell to answer
• weighing 100 pounds more; weighing 100 pounds less
• 500 words or more; 500 words or less
• more than 10,000 miles; less than 10,000 miles

Solution 2:

less is to fewer as greater is to more

Solution 3:

My opinion is that, in principle, 'less' relates to uncountable nouns and 'fewer' relates to countable nouns. However, the concept in the mind of the speaker has an influence. We can say 'less than a thousand miles' because the concept in the mind of the speaker, is distance, which is not countable. Similarly, bridge players often assess the strenth of their hand by points but it does not offend me to hear 'I had less than ten points' because the concept in the mind of the speaker is strength, not points.