| Main Entry: | handful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | a small quantity |
Synonyms: |
few, scattering, small number, smattering, some, spattering, sprinkling |
Antonyms: |
lot, mass |
| Main Entry: | lump |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | clump, mass |
Synonyms: |
agglomeration, ball, bit, block, bulge, bulk, bump, bunch, cake, chip, chunk, cluster, crumb, dab, gob, group, growth, handful, hunk, knot, knurl, lot, morsel, mountain, much, nugget, part, peck, piece, pile, portion, protrusion, protuberance, scrap, section, solid, spot, swelling, tumescence, tumor, wad, wedge |
| Main Entry: | several |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | assorted, various |
Synonyms: |
a few, a lot, any, certain, considerable, definite, different, disparate, distinct, divers, diverse, handful, hardly any, indefinite, individual, infrequent, manifold, many, not 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 |
| Notes: | many means being one of a large indefinite number; several means of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many |
Antonyms: |
individual, none, one, single |
| Main Entry: | sprinkling |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hint, dash |
Synonyms: |
admixture, dust, dusting, few, handful, lick, mixture, powdering, scattering, several, smattering, sprinkle, strain, taste, tinge, touch, trace |
Antonyms: |
lot |
| Main Entry: | strong |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | determined, resolute |
Synonyms: |
aggressive, brave, clear, cogent, courageous, dedicated, deep, eager, fervent, fervid, fierce, firm, forceful, gutsy, handful, hard-nosed, independent, intelligent, intense, iron-willed, keen, mean, perceptive, plucky, potent, pushy, resilient, resourceful, sagacious, self-assertive, severe, staunch, steadfast, take charge, tenacious, tough, unbending, uncompromising, unyielding, vehement, violent, wicked*, zealous |
Antonyms: |
agreeable, complacent, easy-going, irresolute, laid-back, uncaring, weak |
| Main Entry: | tough |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | difficult, laborious |
Synonyms: |
arduous, backbreaking, baffling, burdensome, demanding, effortful, exacting, exhausting, exigent, grievous, hairy*, handful, hard, heavy, intractable, intricate, irksome, knotty, labored, mean, no piece of cake, onerous, oppressive, perplexing, puzzling, resisting, severe, stiff, strenuous, taxing, thorny, toilsome, troublesome, trying, unyielding, uphill, weighty, wicked |
Antonyms: |
controllable, easy, facile |
| Main Entry: | gob |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | lump |
Synonyms: |
agglomeration, ball, bit, block, bulge, bulk, bump, bunch, cake, chip, chunk, clod, clump, cluster, crumb, dab, group, growth, handful, hunch, hunk, knot, knurl, lot, morsel, mountain, much, nugget, part, peck, piece, pile, portion, protrusion, protuberan |