Synonyms of few

few 1 of 2

adjective

as in limited

Related Words

• limited
• countable

Dissimilar Words

• many
• numerous
• multiple
• multitudinous
• countless
• legion
• several
• innumerable
• multiplex
• numberless
• some
• unnumbered
• untold
• uncountable
• beaucoup
• multifold

few

2 of 2

noun

as in handful

a small number

a few of the songs on the album are good, but most are forgettable

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of few

Adjective

Still, there were relatively few incidents, and most were fender benders, according to a Times review of autonomous-vehicle crash data filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. — Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

Reich needs to adjust things for an offense that's missing a few key players because of injuries. — ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026

The acrylic painter is known on social media for her paintings of Taylor Swift, Jason Sudeikis, buffalo and sunflowers, and for being one of the few local artists with the license to paint the KU logo and Jayhawk. — Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2026

There are a few reasons New Yorkers have been moving to metro-Atlanta, including milder winters and job opportunities. — Sheeka Sanahori, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 Oct. 2026

Phrases Containing few

• few and far between
• quite a few