sprinkle

1 a light or fine rain decided it was not worth carrying an umbrella for just a sprinkle Synonyms mist, mizzle, drizzleRelated Words precipitation, rainfall, showerNear Antonyms cloudburst, deluge, downpour, storm; rainstorm, thunderstorm; monsoon

2 a small number received only a sprinkle of suggestions for the name of the school mascot Synonyms couple, handful, scatter, scattering, smatter, smattering, few, sprinklingRelated Words minority; atom, crumb, fragment, grain, iota, jot, modicum, molecule, particle, scrap, shred, tittle, whitNear Antonyms majority, most; abundance, excess, plenty, surplus; deal, gobs, heap, lot, mass, much, peck, pile, plenitude, plenty, pot, profusion, quantity, raft, reams, slather, slew, stack, wad, wealthAntonyms army, crowd, flock, gazillion, horde, host, jillion, kazillion, legion, loads, many, mountain, multitude, oodles, scads, thousands, zillion