several

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

adj. individual, distinct, separate, particular; different, various; few, sundry. See multitude, disjunction.

II

(Roget's IV) modif.

1. [Few]

Syn. some, any, a few, quite a few, not many, sundry, two or three, a small number of, scarce, sparse, hardly any, scarcely any, half a dozen, only a few, scant, scanty, rare, infrequent, in a minority, a handful, not too many.

Ant. many*, large numbers of, none.

2. [Various]

Syn. manifold, multiform, plural, a plurality, a number, not a few, numerous, diverse, a lot of, quite a lot of, a good deal; see also many , various .

3. [Distinct or separate]

Syn. certain, different, divers, definite, single, particular; see also individual 1 .

n.

Syn. not too many, various ones, different ones, a minority, a small number, quite a number, quite a few, quite a variety; see also few .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.

1. a lot a number, quite a few, a handful, considerable, numerous, some.

2. separate distinct, individual, single, respective, particular, personal.

ANT.: 1. none, few. 2. joint

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Consisting of a number more than two or three but less than many: divers, some, sundry, various. See BIG. 2. Distinguished from others by nature or qualities: discrete, distinct, separate, various. See SAME.