Synonyms for few
fyufew

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1. fewpronoun

   Antonyms:
   many

2. fewpronoun

   The pilots who fought in the Battle of Britain

   Many are called, but few are chosen.

   Antonyms:
   many

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1. few

   Synonyms:
   scant, rare, lacking

   Antonyms:
   many, abundant, numerous

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1. fewadjective

   a small elite group

   "it was designed for the discriminating few"

   Antonyms:
   many another(a), numerous, umpteen, umteen, legion(p), many, some(a), many an(a), many a(a), galore(ip)

2. fewadjective

   a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `a'; a small but indefinite number

   "a few weeks ago"; "a few more wagons than usual"; "an invalid's pleasures are few and far between"; "few roses were still blooming"; "few women have led troops in battle"

   Antonyms:
   many an(a), numerous, many a(a), umteen, some(a), legion(p), galore(ip), umpteen, many, many another(a)

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1. paucaladjective

   a grammatical number occurring in some languages for words in contexts where a few of their referents are described or referred to

   some languages also have a dual, trial and paucal number

   Submitted by guillermoallen on October 2, 2022  

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1. fewadjective

   Synonyms:
   not many, small in number, hardly any, scarcely any

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1. List of paraphrases for "few":

   little, several, rare, bit, scarce, couple, some, certain, limited, pocket, shortly, low, small, short, scant, uncommon, iittle

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1. FEW

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How to say few in sign language?

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How to use few in a sentence?

1. Filippo Inzaghi:

   If we had made better use of a few counter-attacks, we could even have won it, to get a result with Juve, everything has to go well for you, but the team did really well.

2. Ilya Ivanyuk:

   When all this bad news started to appear, I was concerned, i had a few sleepless nights.

3. Kaj Hed:

   Visibility for 2016 and 2017 is good and I think the outlook is bright, we had an exceptional situation a few years ago. I am satisfied with the current situation, because now we don't have false visions.

4. Prosecutor Linda Dunikoski:

   You’ve got lumber, you’ve got all this stuff, mr. Arbery never shows up with a bag. He doesn’t pull up with a U-haul. ... All he does is wander around for a few minutes and then leave.

5. Joseph Abate:

   The fact that balances in these programs are swelling is an indication that money funds, non-U.S. official institutions, and the government state enterprises are struggling to find assets with returns above 0%, and as their cash holdings increase, they have few investment alternatives outside the Fed’s balance sheet.