Handful
Portion
Portion noun - A state or end that seemingly has been decided beforehand.
Handful and portion are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Handful" instead a noun "Portion".
Nearby Words: portioned, portioning, porting, portionless
How words are described
| human | human handful | human portion |
| good | good handful | good portion |
| female | female handful | female portion |
| equal | equal handful | equal portion |
| Other adjectives: better, brief, short, generous, fair, small, entire, male, large, great, tiny, black, main, new, final, significant, vast, remaining, next, central. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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A large portion of these items are sold by a travelling merchant that shows up once a day and only has a handful of them at a time.
Source: Luck-Based Mission - Paul Dukas destroyed a large portion of his work due to being dissatisfied with the results, leaving only a handful of others, L'apprenti sorcier included, for people to hear.
Source: Creator Backlash / Music -
Auto-Scrolling Level: A small handful are these: notably a good portion of the final level in Adventure Mode and a few stages in the Bowhemoth.
Source: Video Game / Runbow
Cite this Source
Portion and Handful. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/handful/portion
Handful & Portion. N.p., 2016. Web. 08 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/handful/portion>.
Portion or Handful. 2016. Accessed August 08, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/handful/portion.
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