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

Sieler was consistently taking on double-teams, drawing them more than all but a handful of the rest of the NFL defensive tackles. — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2026

For those who don't know, the Mid-American Conference plays a handful of games this time of season on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 Nov. 2026

Murphy, who was not on the ballot last week, had been campaigning the past several weeks in Connecticut and a handful of swing states for Democratic candidates. — Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 11 Nov. 2026

The final vote was 211-204, with a handful of GOP lawmakers also AWOL. — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 11 Nov. 2026