The few

Synonyms for "the few" (20 found)

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Closest matches (4)

Noun(4 words)
a small numberchosen fewelite fewelite minority

Strong matches (6)

Noun(5 words)
few peoplehandfulhandful of leaderslimitedlimited quantity

Related words (10)

Noun(9 words)
minorityrarescarceselect fewselected fewsmall groupsmall numberthe minoritythe small number
minority group

Related word relations

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More general

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contrastive phrasedefinite determinerdeterminergroupmodifierpronounquantifierquantityquantity wordsubset

More specific

11 entries
a fewa handfulchosen fewelite fewfew individualshandfulminorityselect fewsmall groupsmall minoritysmall number

Collocations

18 entries
a fewfew chancesfew minutesfew opportunitiesfew optionsfew resourcesfew studentsonly a fewsmall numberthe chosen fewthe few casesthe few examplesthe few remainingthe few resourcesthe few studentsthe few survivors

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