Synonyms of several

several 1 of 2

adjective (1)

as in many

more than two but not very many

It took several weeks for the package to arrive.

He arrived several hours ago.

Related Words

• many
• some
• numerous
• multiple
• countless
• various
• innumerable
• multitudinous
• legion
• numberless
• multiplex
• multifold
• uncountable
• unnumbered
• untold
• sundry
• miscellaneous
• beaucoup
• multifarious
• myriad
• mixed
• manifold
• divers

Dissimilar Words

• few
• limited
• countable

several

2 of 2

adjective (2)

as in different

not the same, shared, or matching

After college, we each went our several ways.

Related Words

• different
• various
• other
• mixed
• distinctive
• distinct
• sundry
• miscellaneous
• varied
• diverse
• variant
• unlike
• disparate
• dissimilar
• distinguishable
• divers
• distant
• nonidentical
• single
• individual
• unalike
• alternative
• differentiable
• particular
• alternate
• discriminable
• divergent
• unequal
• disproportionate
• peculiar

Dissimilar Words

• equal
• related
• equivalent
• comparable
• analogous
• similar
• same
• tantamount
• selfsame
• akin
• homologous
• uniform
• parallel
• identical
• like
• homogeneous
• homogenous
• kindred
• indistinguishable
• homological
• kin
• alike

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of several

Adjective

The world watched as the heavy favorite to triumph at the Milan Cortina Games sat through several agonizing minutes of dejection. —Dave Skretta, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026

Among them are several of the richest men on earth, including Google co-founder Larry Page and Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg. —Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2026

Mourners pray over the bodies of several Palestinians killed, outside Nasser hospital in Khan Younis on Sunday. —Reuters, NBC news, 15 Feb. 2026

Yes, and there were several people that said the same thing. —Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026