Chunk and Handful

Chunk

Chunk noun - A considerable amount.
Usage example: that new sports car must have cost a real chunk of change

Handful is an antonym for chunk.

Nearby Words: chunky, chunked, chunking

Handful

Handful noun - A small number.

Chunk is an antonym for handful.

Nearby Word: hand

How words are described

human human chunk human handful
good good chunk good handful
nice nice chunk nice handful
brief brief chunk brief handful
Other adjectives: complete, original, generous, fair, small, entire, large, great, tiny, main, important, final, significant, vast, remaining, next, several, wide, bigger.

Both words in one sentence

  • In Xanth, Lacuna wishes for a more interesting life, changing a big chunk of history in the process, but only she and a handful of others remember this.
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