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not many

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few adj.
light adj.
scattering adj.
several adj.
little adv.
few pron.

ADJECTIVE

few

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 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

ADJECTIVE

light

Synonyms

STRONGEST

casual faint gentle mild moderate slight soft sparse thin tiny weak

STRONG

minor minuscule minute restricted scanty shoestring trifling wee

WEAK

digestible fractional fragmentary frivolous frugal hardly any hardly enough inadequate inconsequential inconsiderable indistinct insignificant insufficient modest not much not rich puny superficial trivial unimportant unsubstantial

Antonyms

STRONGEST

big concentrated great heavy large

STRONG

huge

ADJECTIVE

scattering

Synonyms

STRONG

few irregular scattered

WEAK

some

ADJECTIVE

several

Synonyms

WEAK

a few a lot any certain considerable definite different disparate distinct divers diverse handful hardly any indefinite individual infrequent manifold many numerous only a few particular personal plural proportionate quite a few rare respective scant scanty scarce scarcely any separate single small number some sparse special specific sundry

Antonyms

WEAK

individual none one

ADVERB

little

Synonyms

STRONGEST

a little barely hardly rarely seldom

WEAK

hardly ever not often not quite only just scarcely somewhat

Antonyms

STRONGEST

frequently

WEAK

more much

PRONOUN

few

Synonyms

STRONGEST

several some

STRONG

scattering smattering spattering sprinkling

WEAK

not too many slim pickings small number smatter

Antonyms

WEAK

many much

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not many

“One simple takeaway from Exhibit 4 is that not many investments ‘like’ rising inflation,” according to research from the firm’s portfolio-solutions group.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026

A vintage car, a limousine, perhaps even a horse-drawn carriage... not many couples opt for a dragon boat to get to their wedding reception.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

In 2021, around 10,500 electric heavy trucks were sold in China—nearly the entire global market for this category, but not many relative to the millions of trucks on the road.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

That’s like my hobby because there are not many chances in L.A. that you get to drive across bridges of that magnitude.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

In fact, he was directing an organization that functioned very like a secret service, which not many years before had been part of the security and intelligence services of the Crown.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman

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