| 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: | any |
| Part of Speech: | determiner |
| Definition: | one, some; unspecified, indiscriminate |
Synonyms: |
a bit, a little, all, each, each and every, either, in general, part of, several, whatever |
| Main Entry: | certain |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | referring to a specifically known amount |
Synonyms: |
a couple, a few, defined, divers, express, individual, many, marked, numerous, one, particular, precise, regular, several, singular, some, special, specific, specified, sundry, upwards of, various |
| Main Entry: | different |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | separate, distinct |
Synonyms: |
another, another story, atypical, bizarre, discrete, diverse, especial, express, extraordinary, individual, novel, original, other, out of the ordinary, particular, peculiar, rare, several, singular, something else, special, specialized, specific, startling, strange, uncommon, unconventional, unique, unusual, various |
Antonyms: |
conventional, correspondent, harmonious, normal, same, standard, unified, united |
| Main Entry: | different |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | miscellaneous, various |
Synonyms: |
anthologized, assorted, asymmetrical, collected, disparate, dissonant, divergent, divers, diverse, diversified, diversiform, heterogeneous, incongruous, inconsistent, indiscriminate, jarring, manifold, many, multifarious, multiform, numerous, omnifarious, omniform, several, some, sundry, varicolored, varied, variegated, varietal, variform |
Antonyms: |
normal, same, similar, standard, uniform |
| Main Entry: | discrete |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | individual |
Synonyms: |
detached, different, disconnected, discontinuous, distinct, diverse, separate, several, unattached, various |
| Notes: | discreet means 'judicious, prudent, showing discernment,' while discrete means 'detached, separate' and 'individually distinct' |
Antonyms: |
attached, combined, joined |
| Main Entry: | distinct |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | different; unconnected |
Synonyms: |
detached, discrete, disparate, dissimilar, distinctive, disunited, divergent, diverse, especial, individual, offbeat, particular, peculiar, poles apart, separate, separated, several, single, sole, special, specific, unassociated, unattached, unique, various |
Antonyms: |
connected, like, resembling, similar |
| Main Entry: | diverse |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | different; various |
Synonyms: |
assorted, contradictory, contrary, contrasted, contrasting, contrastive, differing, discrete, disparate, dissimilar, distant, distinct, divergent, diversified, diversiform, incommensurable, like night and day, manifold, miscellaneous, mixed bag, multifarious, opposite, separate, several, sundry, unalike, unequal, unlike, varied, varying |
Antonyms: |
alike, conforming, identical, like, parallel, similar, uniform |
| Main Entry: | each |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | every |
Synonyms: |
all, any, exclusive, individual, one by one, particular, personal, piece by piece, respective, separate, several, single, specific, various, without exception |
Antonyms: |
none |
| Main Entry: | few |
| Part of Speech: | pronoun |
| Definition: | scarcely any |
Synonyms: |
not many, not too many, scattering, several, slim pickings, small number, smatter, smattering, some, spattering, sprinkling |
Antonyms: |
many, much |