Definitions

few

[fyoo] / fju /

ADJECTIVE

hardly any

Synonyms

STRONG

lean less middling minor minority minute petty scanty scattering short slight trifling

WEAK

exiguous few and far between imperceptible inconsequential inconsiderable infrequent insufficient meager negligible not many not too many occasional paltry piddling rare scant scarce scarcely any scattered seldom semioccasional skimpy slender slim some sparse sporadic stingy straggling thin uncommon unfrequent widely spaced

Antonyms

STRONG

big consequential fat important large major significant tall thick useful

WEAK

many much

PRONOUN

scarcely any

Synonyms

STRONGEST

several some

STRONG

scattering smattering spattering sprinkling

WEAK

not many not too many slim pickings small number smatter

Antonyms

WEAK

many much

Example Sentences

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Matt O’Brien said Rinderknecht knew the area well because he had lived there a few years earlier, before moving to a small apartment in North Hollywood where “his life started to deteriorate.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026

When 24-year-old Natasha Suman moved back into her parents' home in Bedford after university, she only expected it to be for a "few months" while she searched for her first job.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

There are a few other critical points: The extent of monitoring, what happens to the nuclear facilities, and what happens to that highly enriched uranium.

From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026

But over the past few weeks, investors have seen some big down days — including June 5, when the Nasdaq Composite fell by more than 4%.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 25, 2026

Phineas is a stranger in the city, and few outside his family circle know anything about his curious past.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

few

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