Synonyms for handful
ˈhænd fʊlhand·ful

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1. handfulnoun

   Synonyms:
   handsbreadth, handbreadth, fistful

2. handfulnoun

   As much as the hand will grasp or contain. - Joseph Addison

   Synonyms:
   handbreadth, fistful, handsbreadth

3. handfulnoun

   A hand's breadth; four inches.

   Knap the tongs together about a handful from the bottom. - Francis Bacon

   Synonyms:
   handsbreadth, handbreadth, fistful

4. handfulnoun

   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, handbreadth

5. handfulnoun

   Something which can only be managed with difficulty.

   Those twins are a real handful to look after.

   Synonyms:
   fistful, handbreadth, handsbreadth

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1. handful, smatteringnoun

   a small number or amount

   "only a handful of responses were received"

   Synonyms:
   smattering, fistful

2. handful, fistfulnoun

   the quantity that can be held in the hand

   Synonyms:
   smattering, fistful

Matched Categories

1. • Containerful
   • Small Indefinite Quantity

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. handfulnoun

   Synonyms:
   maniple

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1. List of paraphrases for "handful":

   fistful, handle, handhold, doorknob, hilt, bunch, knob

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How to use handful in a sentence?

1. Andy Slavitt:

   I would caution you not to be overly swayed by any one or a handful of companies and whether they are making money or not.

2. Ken Perkins:

   If you are sitting in the mall and you are watching all the stores closing around you, it has to be disheartening, but there are a handful of big box stores that will be able weather any downturn. They have the capital to pick up market share as others struggle.

3. Ryan Rabaglia:

   Rather it looks to be driven by large sell orders by a handful of people or even just one person, who are likely realizing profits after the recent price rise or looking to acquire more at lower prices.

4. Mike Pompeo:

   It's a historic opportunity when you have all but a handful of countries that are truly market-driven, democratic in ways that you haven't had in South America for decades.

5. Mark Twain, The Mysterious Stranger, Chapter IX:

   [Mankind] is governed by minorities, seldom or never by majorities. It suppresses its feelings and its beliefs and follows the handful that makes the most noise. Sometimes the noisy handful is right, sometimes wrong, but no matter, the crowd follows it.