What is another word for not a few?

Pronunciation: [nˌɒtə fjˈuː] (IPA)

The phrase "not a few" is commonly used to indicate that there are many of something, but is not necessarily a precise number or estimate. Synonyms for "not a few" might include phrases like "a great many," "numerous," "plenty," "a significant number," or "a considerable amount." Alternately, the phrase could be replaced with words like "many," "several," "a lot of," or "a good deal of," depending on context. In general, the phrase is used to convey a sense of abundance without committing to an exact quantification, allowing the writer or speaker to be somewhat vague while still conveying a clear meaning.

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A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Famous quotes with Not a few

  • There are not a few among the disciples of charity who require, in their vocation, scarcely less excitement than the votaries of pleasure in theirs.
    Charles Dickens
  • For one cause or another, it has become necessary to impose restrictions upon the use of many commodities, including not a few of the necessities of life.
    William Lyon Mackenzie King
  • Between Scott on the earlier side and Dickens and Thackeray on the other, there was an immense production of novels, illustrated by not a few names which should rank high in the second class, while some would promote more than one of them to the first.
    George Saintsbury
  • When we contemplate the heroes of Christianity, and compare our feeble efforts with their astonishing performance and self devotion, we should fall into despair, were there not a few softening features, by which they are brought back to the ranks of humanity.
    John Strachan
  • I have read many definitions of what is a conservationist, and written not a few myself, but I suspect that the best one is written not with a pen, but with an axe. It is a matter of what a man thinks about while chopping, or while deciding what to chop. A conservationist is one who is humbly aware that with each stroke he is writing his signature on the face of his land.
    Aldo Leopold

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