All few synonyms
few
F f adj few
- minority — the smaller part or number; a number, part, or amount forming less than half of the whole.
- less — not at all (used before a verb): He little knows what awaits him.
- scanty — scant in amount, quantity, etc.; barely sufficient.
- slight — small in amount, degree, etc.: a slight increase; a slight odor.
- lean — to incline or bend from a vertical position: She leaned out the window.
- middling — equally distant from the extremes or outer limits; central: the middle point of a line; the middle singer in a trio.
- short — having little length; not long.
- minute — the sixtieth part (1/60) of an hour; sixty seconds.
- scattering — distributed or occurring here and there at irregular intervals; scattered.
- minor — lesser, as in size, extent, or importance, or being or noting the lesser of two: a minor share.
- trifling — of very little importance; trivial; insignificant: a trifling matter.
- imperceptible — very slight, gradual, or subtle: the imperceptible slope of the road.
- inconsequential — of little or no importance; insignificant; trivial.
- infrequent — happening or occurring at long intervals or rarely: infrequent visits.
- insufficient — not sufficient; lacking in what is necessary or required: an insufficient answer.
- meager — deficient in quantity or quality; lacking fullness or richness; scanty; inadequate: a meager salary; meager fare; a meager harvest.
- negligible — so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may safely be neglected or disregarded: The extra expenses were negligible.
- occasional — occurring or appearing at irregular or infrequent intervals; occurring now and then: an occasional headache.
- paltry — ridiculously or insultingly small: a paltry sum.
- piddling — amounting to very little; trifling; negligible: a piddling sum of money.
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- scarce — insufficient to satisfy the need or demand; not abundant: Meat and butter were scarce during the war.
- scattered — distributed or occurring at widely spaced and usually irregular intervals: scattered villages; scattered showers.
- seldom — on only a few occasions; rarely; infrequently; not often: We seldom see our old neighbors anymore.
- skimpy — lacking in size, fullness, etc.; scanty: a skimpy hem; a skimpy dinner.
- slender — having a circumference that is small in proportion to the height or length: a slender post.
- slim — slender, as in girth or form; slight in build or structure.
- some — being an undetermined or unspecified one: Some person may object.
- sparse — thinly scattered or distributed: a sparse population.
- sporadic — (of similar things or occurrences) appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time; occasional: sporadic renewals of enthusiasm.
- stingy — having a sting.
- thin — having relatively little extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thick: thin ice.
- uncommon — not common; unusual; rare: an uncommon word.
- inconsiderable — small, as in value, amount, or size.
- scant — barely sufficient in amount or quantity; not abundant; almost inadequate: to do scant justice.
- few and far between — not many but more than one: Few artists live luxuriously.
- straggling — to stray from the road, course, or line of march.
- frequent — happening or occurring at short intervals: to make frequent trips to Tokyo.
adjective few
- limited — confined within limits; restricted or circumscribed: a limited space; limited resources.
- in short supply — If something is in short supply, there is very little of it available and it is difficult to find or obtain.
- exiguous — Very small in size or amount.
pronoun few
- several — being more than two but fewer than many in number or kind: several ways of doing it.
- smattering — slight or superficial knowledge; smattering.
- spattering — to scatter or dash in small particles or drops: The dog spattered mud on everyone when he shook himself.
- sprinkling — the act or an instance of sprinkling.
- smatter — to speak (a language, words, etc.) with superficial knowledge or understanding.