Synonyms for few
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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. Kenneth Kaitin:

   The industry has changed over the last few years and there has been tremendous pressure to reduce research and development costs that has resulted in a tremendous shift away from high-volume, low-cost medicines toward seeking a billion- dollar drug that treats a very, very small population.

2. Reagan Readnour:

   I feel lucky that I only had a few lacerations, and I mean, not a lot of people get to say they got bit by a shark, you always hear of people getting their arms bit off and losing a limb from shark bites, and mine wasn’t that bad.

3. Neil Parrott:

   The university should not let the complaints of a few students result in the cancellation of an important film honoring an American hero and accurately portraying the horrors of war.

4. Mitch McConnell:

   The anti-religious bigotry needs to stop. It is an embarrassment to those who propagate it. Fortunately, it will not stop the Senate from voting to confirm this outstanding nominee in just a few days.

5. Pablo Ortiz:

   The market is full of liquidity, interest rates are low and there are few attractive investment alternatives.