handful Antonyms
Strongest:
- most
- crowd
- thousands
- host
- crowd
- loads
- army
- most
- many
- multitude
- majority
- army
- many
- host
- multitude
- flock
- loads
- flock
- thousands
- majority
Strong:
- zillion
- kazillion
- plenty
- abundance
- oodles
- excess
- jillion
- excess
- legion
- surplus
- gazillion
- horde
- abundance
- plenty
- mountain
- legion
- mountain
- jillion
- zillion
- kazillion
- scads
- horde
- oodles
- gazillion
- surplus
- scads
Weak:
Meaning of handful
handful (n)
a small number or amount
the quantity that can be held in the hand
handful (n.)
As much as the hand will grasp or contain.
A hand's breadth; four inches.
A small quantity.
handful Sentence Examples
- The farmer scooped up a handful of seeds and scattered them across the field.
- The child clutched a handful of colorful candies in her tiny fists.
- The cook measured out a handful of flour for the baking recipe.
- The boy gathered a handful of pebbles and aimed them at the target.
- The librarian cautiously picked up a handful of ancient manuscripts.
- The gardener pulled up a handful of weeds from the flowerbed.
- The artist painted a handful of bold strokes on the canvas.
- The mechanic held a handful of tools as he inspected the car.
- The dancer twirled and jumped, scattering a handful of sequins into the air.
- The salesperson offered customers a handful of samples to try before making a purchase.
FAQs About the word handful
a small number or amount, the quantity that can be held in the handAs much as the hand will grasp or contain., A hand's breadth; four inches., A small quantity.
few, couple, sprinkling,scatter, scattering, smattering, modicum, fragment, minority, grain
most, crowd, thousands, host, crowd, loads, army, most, many, multitude
The farmer scooped up a handful of seeds and scattered them across the field.
The child clutched a handful of colorful candies in her tiny fists.
The cook measured out a handful of flour for the baking recipe.
The boy gathered a handful of pebbles and aimed them at the target.
