fistful

noun

fist·​ful ˈfist-ˌfu̇l 

1

: handful

a fistful of coins

2

: a considerable number or amount

a whole fistful of musicians

—Thomas Lask

Synonyms

• abundance
• barrel
• basketful
• boatload
• bucket
• bunch
• bundle
• bushel
• carload
• chunk
• deal
• dozen
• gobs
• good deal
• heap
• hundred
• lashings [chiefly British]
• lashins
• loads
• lot
• mass
• mess
• mountain
• much
• multiplicity
• myriad
• oodles
• pack
• passel
• peck
• pile
• plateful
• plenitude
• plentitude
• plenty
• pot
• potful
• profusion
• quantity
• raft
• reams
• scads
• sheaf
• shipload
• sight
• slew
• spate
• stack
• store
• ton
• truckload
• volume
• wad
• wealth
• yard

Examples of fistful in a Sentence

She has won a fistful of awards.

repairing the roof is going to cost a fistful of money

Recent Examples on the Web

In a demanding run, a trip to Middlesbrough on December 29 is another of Burnley’s fistful of fixtures. —Michael Walker, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024

If you're tempted to randomly gather a fistful of strands and throw them in the trash, think twice. —Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Dec. 2024

This summer, with the Biden campaign in disarray, Trump won a fistful of high-profile endorsements from outspoken tycoons such as Elon Musk. —Matthew Karp, Harper's Magazine, 2 Oct. 2024

The visitor handed Warren, 40, a fistful of balloons then shot her dead and walked out to a Chrysler sedan. —Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 3 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1