Synonyms of handful

handful

noun

ˈhan(d)-ˌfu̇l 

as in few

a small number

only a handful of people signed up for the wintertime hike

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of handful

Here is our annual Bills bubble watch, and how the Bills roster stands with just a handful of days remaining for decisions. — Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Others in the ownership group include Todd Boehly, Arctos Partners, Magic Johnson and a handful of other backers with smaller stakes. — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 26 Aug. 2026

The discussions in each episode will center around a handful of Jay-Z songs, selected by Rubin. — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026

Starters are expected to play only a handful of snaps, but coaches want a crisp, urgent showing to erase last week’s disappointing showing against the 49ers. — Joaquin Ruiz, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026