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

After dangerous discussions that went as long as an hour, only a handful of alerts were sent to the accounts registered as the users’ parents. — Ella Chakarian, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

Tetairoa McMillan was only a handful of receiving yards short of a franchise record on Sunday night. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2026

There are a handful of Texas counties critical to the 2026 election cycle, and Tarrant is among the top, University of Houston political science professor Brandon Rottinghaus said. — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Oct. 2026

Serrant noted that a handful of employees are staying back in London at a smaller office close to the brand’s Carnaby Street store. — Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026