What is another word for few?
Pronunciation:
[ fjˈuː], [ fjˈuː], [ f_j_ˈuː]
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Similar words for few:
- all (adjective)
- few (adjective)
- infrequent (adjective)
- little (adjective)
- occasional (adjective)
- other relevant words (adjective)
- rare (adjective)
- scarce (adjective)
- some (adjective)
- sporadic (adjective)
- standout (adjective)
- uncommon (adjective)
- few (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- sprinkling (noun)
- few (pronoun)
- other relevant words (verb)
- other synonyms
- a few
Synonyms for Few:
adj.
• all (adjective)- few.
- skimpy,
- slim,
- short,
- imperceptible,
- minimal,
- minimum,
- little,
- negligible,
- occasional,
- inconsequential,
- piddling,
- petty,
- insufficient,
- spotty,
- miserly,
- stingy,
- semioccasional,
- scanty,
- meager,
- minor,
- sparse,
- minute,
- paltry,
- trifling,
- lean,
- not many,
- middling,
- niggardly.
- particular,
- casual,
- specific,
- random,
- intermittent,
- incidental,
- special,
- desultory,
- especial,
- off and on,
- exclusive.
- Unfrequent,
- extra ordinary,
- handful,
- uncustomary,
- unheard of,
- small number,
- uncommon,
- STANDOUT,
- scattering,
- infrequent,
- rare,
- seldom met with,
- recherche,
- at a premium,
- pre-eminent,
- out-standing,
- on-again-off-again,
- bits and pieces,
- not habitual,
- fits and starts,
- scarce,
- sporadic,
- Subtile.
n.
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•
- widely spaced,
- some,
- less,
- thin,
- a small number of,
- several,
- not too many,
- scattered,
- scarcely any,
- few and far between,
- slight,
- in the minority,
- straggling,
- only,
- barely,
- hardly any,
- seldom,
- any,
- inconsiderable.
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•
- minority,
- hairsbreadth,
- group,
- one or two.
pron.
• few (pronoun)v.
• Other relevant words: (verb)Other synonyms:
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•
- passing.
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- light.
How to use "Few" in context?
Frequently used words that describe "few" are few, fewer, fewest. Fewer is used to describe a smaller quantity, number, or size than another quantity, number, or size. Few is also used to describe a person, thing, or event that is not many. Fewer is not used to describe a thing that is the same size as another thing. Few is also not used to describe a number that is low. Fewest is used to describe the smallest quantity, number, or size of all.
Paraphrases for Few:
Paraphrases are highlighted according to their relevancy:
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Independent
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Adjective
different, following, forthcoming, individual, less, many, meagre, minimum, minute, much, multiple, narrow, numerous, occasional, only, pocket, rarely, recent, restricted, scanty, several, specific, tiny, various, weak.
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Proper noun, singular
less.
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Adjective
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Other Related
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Adjective
brief, couple, infrequent, insignificant, insufficient, modest, rare, scant, scarce, short, slight, slim, sparse.
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Adjective
Homophones for Few:
- foe, fop, fob off, fa, feb, feb 2, phew, fha, fief, fab, five, fifo, fao, Fay, fey, Fo, F, fob, fbi, fee, fovea, feoff, fife, FAE, fauve, FAA, fe, fib.
Hyponym for Few:
n.
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group
elite, elite group.
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group
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