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few

[fyoo] / fyu /
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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Few embody a tortured, beguiling Americana quite like her.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

Jacobs is the author of “How to Make a Few Billion Dollars” and “How to Make a Few More Billion Dollars.”

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

Few of them notice the men in camouflage watching from a distance.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

Few left the happy chaos because why would you?

From BBC • May 4, 2026

Few people knew much about the youngest politician ever to hold that post—but his youthful appearance and energetic personality immediately attracted the attention of the international media.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau