What is another word for handful?
Synonyms for handful
ˈhænd fʊlhand·ful
This thesaurus page includes all potential synonyms, words with the same meaning and similar terms for the word handful.
Wiktionary
handfulnoun
Synonyms:
handsbreadth, handbreadth, fistfulhandfulnoun
As much as the hand will grasp or contain. - Joseph Addison
Synonyms:
handbreadth, fistful, handsbreadthhandfulnoun
A hand's breadth; four inches.
Knap the tongs together about a handful from the bottom. - Francis Bacon
Synonyms:
handsbreadth, handbreadth, fistfulhandfulnoun
A small quantity, usually approximately equal to five, the number of fingers on a hand.
This handful of men were tied to very hard duty. - Fuller
Synonyms:
fistful, handsbreadth, handbreadthhandfulnoun
Something which can only be managed with difficulty.
Those twins are a real handful to look after.
Synonyms:
fistful, handbreadth, handsbreadth
Princeton's WordNet
handful, smatteringnoun
a small number or amount
"only a handful of responses were received"
Synonyms:
smattering, fistfulhandful, fistfulnoun
the quantity that can be held in the hand
Synonyms:
smattering, fistful
Matched Categories
Dictionary of English Synonymes
handfulnoun
Synonyms:
maniple
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
---|---|---|
#2465 | handle | |
#6015 | bunch | |
#12785 | handful | |
#13125 | knob | |
#45972 | fistful | |
#48685 | hilt | |
#69489 | smattering | |
#85396 | doorknob | |
#189391 | handhold |
How to use handful in a sentence?
Workplaces need to respond to the reality of family life in the 21st century, and allowing employees to have seven sick days a year is a bare minimum, the fact that the United States is one of just a handful of countries that does not require paid family or sick leave is nothing short of shameful.
I think there's a lot of issues we are close to a compromise position on, and I think there's a handful of very big issues that we are still very far apart, i don't know what she's talking about.
A lot of people look at 2000 as Tiger at Tiger Woods best but it was probably the first and only time in Tiger's career that you could argue that maybe he had better equipment than the rest, only a handful of guys had gone to the solid ball. The rest of us all thought a wound ball was better.
I think it's untrue to say that companies are leaving China, though it's possible that a handful may have done. What has been happening on a significant scale is that many firms have been moving, or plan to move, some of their supply chain operations out of China to avoid tariffs, and or to go to places where they sense greater political and policy stability.
It is a very intense and thrilling experience to sample from the lake, i'm very lucky to be one of the handful of scientists in the world to have been able to visit this environment.
Translations for handful
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- hrstCzech
- håndfuld, håndsbredDanish
- Hand voll, HandvollGerman
- χούφταGreek
- plenmanoEsperanto
- puñado, manojoSpanish
- kourallinenFinnish
- manipule, poignéeFrench
- crágIrish
- làn cròigeScottish Gaelic
- marék, marok, maroknyi, maréknyiHungarian
- բուռArmenian
- gruppetto, pugno, indisciplinato, manipolo, irrequieto, birichino, manciataItalian
- 一掴み, 一握り, 少数Japanese
- [[한]] [[줌]]Korean
- saujaLatvian
- kapuranga, kutangaMāori
- гр́стMacedonian
- handenbinder, handbreedte, lastpost, handvol, beetje, handbreedDutch
- håndfullNorwegian
- garść, garstka, trudne do zniesieniaPolish
- punhado, palmo, mancheiaPortuguese
- mănunchiRomanian
- при́горшня, го́рстка, горсть, жме́няRussian
- hŕstka, hrsťSlovak
- handfull, näveSwedish
- หยิบมือเดียวThai
- жме́няUkrainian
- 少数Chinese
- ukhweshe, isandlaZulu
Get even more translations for handful »
Translation
Find a translation for the handful synonym in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Citation
Use the citation below to add these synonyms to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"handful." Synonyms.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 28 Mar. 2024. <https://www.synonyms.com/synonym/handful>.
Discuss these handful synonyms with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In