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

Super Shoulder Bags Shoulder bags are traditionally quite small, able to hold just a few belongings, but there was a fresh crop of styles at the shows, scaled up ever-so-slightly. — Alice Cary, Vogue, 13 July 2026

The wine and cocktail menu sports a few local makers too, including Gruet Winery’s sparkling wine and Hollow Spirits vodka, which is shaken into the restaurant’s take on a Vesper martini. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 July 2026

At the time, only a few months had passed since Mastodon had announced that Hinds had parted ways with the group, with him later saying the band had fired him. — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 13 July 2026

New York is one of the few states in the country which require non-transplant tissue banks and those distributing, processing, storing or collecting human tissue to hold a license. — Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 13 July 2026

Phrases Containing few

• few and far between
• quite a few