Few synonyms

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several (related)

More than one but fewer than many (said of persons, places, or things); separate or distinct, but not requisitely independent (said of liability); various or differing (said of things). See also joint and several liability.

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a couple of

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less

Not as great in amount or quantity:

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scant

Not quite up to full measure

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fewness

The state, quality, or condition of being few.

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scarce

Not plentiful; not sufficient to meet the demand; hard to get

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a-few

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scattered

Loosely distributed; strewn:

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a handful

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straggling

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occasional

Being an occasion

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rare

Infrequently occurring; uncommon:

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handful

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a number that can be counted on one's fingers

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skimpy

Small or inadequate; not generous, or of a garment, very small, light, or revealing.

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one-or-two (related)

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a couple

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a minority

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a great many (antonym)

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a small number

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scarcely any

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hardly any

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sparse

Not dense; meager.

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inconsiderable

Too trivial or unimportant to be worthy of attention.

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negligible

The definition of negligible is something so small or unimportant that it has no significance.

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infrequent

Situated or placed at rather wide intervals, as in time or space:

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many (antonym)

A large number of persons or things:

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much (antonym)

A large amount or great extent.

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unfrequent

Not frequent; not common; not happening often; infrequent.

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scanty

Not covering a considerable amount of the body:

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a small number of

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not many

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numerous (antonym)

The definition of numerous is something that has many elements or that is large in number.

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innumerable (antonym)

Not capable of being counted, enumerated, or numbered, hence, indefinitely numerous; of great number.

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a multitude (antonym)

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only a few (related)

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two or three (related)

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quite-a-few (related)

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rarely (related)

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sporadic

Happening from time to time; not constant or regular; occasional

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a scattering

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not too many

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seldom

Infrequent; rare:

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widely-spaced

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any

Without limit

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few-and-far-between

(Idiomatic) Rare and scarce.

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not so many as one might expect

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three or four

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a sprinkling

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a smattering

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limited

The definition of limited is something or someone with boundaries or restrictions.

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meager

Of poor quality or small amount; not full or rich; inadequate

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brevity

Concise expression; terseness.

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dearth

Any scarcity or lack

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exigency

The demands or requirements of a situation (usually plural.)

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exiguity

The quality of being meagre or scanty

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minority

(Politics, used attributively of a party, government, etc.) Empowered by or representing a minority (usually a plurality) of votes cast, legislative seats, etc., rather than an outright majority thereof.

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paucity

A smallness in size or amount that is insufficient; meagerness, dearth.

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scantiness

(Uncountable) The quality of being scanty.

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sparsity

The property of being sparse, sparseness.

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thin

Having the constituent elements small in number and not close together