The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - several adj.

1) some, a few, not too or very many, a handful or a sprinkling or a number of: Several people asked for you at the party last night. 2) various, sundry, a variety of, diverse, divers, different, respective, individual, distinct, disparate, particular, certain, specific, discrete, dissimilar: There are several stages one must go through before reaching the end.