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

Just a handful will go to candidates who ran without a party affiliation. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026

The first step is naming the handful of markets that could move the needle for a business, the places where the category already has traction or competitors are already spending. — Gilad Bechar, Forbes.com, 22 Sep. 2026

In California, Universal Studios Hollywood doesn’t have any official hotels, but there are a handful within walking distance of the park. — Tarah Chieffi, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026

When caffeine works with AMPK, researchers found that a handful of cellular processes seem to reap the benefits. — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 21 Sep. 2026