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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A representative for Weinstein told Deadline on Wednesday that he will remain in the hospital “at least for the next few weeks.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

Divine tries to make the case that the Kennedy decision itself “made clear that those standards can change in as few as 15 years, leading to different bottom-line outcomes.”

From Slate • Jul. 1, 2026

Sam Harris: A few weeks later, that view has completely changed.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026

A few major technology stocks were responsible for nearly all the gains in the Nasdaq-100 during the first six months of the year, according to an analyst.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 1, 2026

At Carville, she was one of the few patients who kept her identity.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

few

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