Synonyms of few

few 1 of 2

adjective

as in limited

Related Words

• limited
• countable

Dissimilar Words

• many
• numerous
• multiple
• multitudinous
• countless
• legion
• several
• innumerable
• multiplex
• numberless
• some
• unnumbered
• untold
• uncountable
• beaucoup
• multifold

few

2 of 2

noun

as in handful

a small number

a few of the songs on the album are good, but most are forgettable

Synonyms & Similar Words

• handful
• couple
• smattering
• scatter
• scattering
• sprinkling
• sprinkle
• smatter
• minority
• fragment
• jot
• molecule
• modicum
• whit
• shred
• grain
• atom
• particle
• iota
• tittle
• scrap
• crumb

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• many
• thousands
• most
• loads
• multitude
• crowd
• host
• majority
• army
• flock
• mountain
• horde
• legion
• zillion
• gazillion
• plenty
• scads
• oodles
• jillion
• kazillion
• surplus
• excess
• abundance
• lot
• quantity
• slew
• wealth
• pile
• deal
• stack
• raft
• mass
• heap
• pot
• profusion
• reams
• plenitude
• wad
• peck
• gobs
• much
• slather

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of few

Adjective

For the ultra-rich, healthspan — the proportion of one’s life spent living in good health — has become one of the few remaining assets that money can meaningfully improve. — Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 18 Aug. 2026

There are few out-and-out starters left in the happy medium in between. — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026

They were also seen questioning a few people who may have been in the area. — Christina Fan, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

The thirty-something is an online auction maestro, broadcasting to a few dozen people competing to buy confections with the swipe of a finger. — Andrew Zucker, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2026

Phrases Containing few

• few and far between
• quite a few