Synonyms of bit

bit 1 of 2

noun

1

as in speck

a very small piece

she left only a bit of the broccoli on her plate

Synonyms & Similar Words

• speck
• particle
• snippet
• fleck
• scrap
• grain
• patch
• mouthful
• shred
• sliver
• molecule
• crumb
• bite
• lick
• drop
• atom
• mote
• nugget
• dribble
• tittle
• granule
• fragment
• snip
• morsel
• scruple
• smidgen
• pinch
• whisper
• portion
• fraction
• trace
• dash
• section
• flyspeck
• nubbin
• nibble
• modicum
• taste
• touch
• part
• ounce
• iota
• whit
• mite
• nutshell
• streak
• jot
• dab
• tidbit
• suspicion
• shard
• spot
• halfpenny
• strain
• clipping
• smatter
• minim
• flake
• ace
• splinter
• chip
• ha'penny
• shiver
• kenning
• paring
• shaving
• haet
• driblet
• smithereens

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• chunk
• slab
• lump
• quantity
• volume
• loads
• pile
• mass
• gob
• deal
• hunk
• heaps
• wealth
• mountain
• bucket
• abundance
• stack
• pot
• barrel
• raft
• bushel
• profusion
• wad
• peck
• scads

2

as in piece

a broken or irregular part of something that often remains incomplete

bits of cookie scattered on the table

Synonyms & Similar Words

• piece
• fragment
• fraction
• scrap
• remnant
• portion
• sliver
• shard
• shred
• section
• segment
• remainder
• stub
• tatter
• leftover
• speck
• splinter
• grain
• patch
• flake
• chip
• end
• snippet
• shiver
• clipping
• molecule
• cantle
• particle
• crumb
• nugget
• fleck
• paring
• shatter
• tittle
• mote
• shaving
• dribble
• morsel
• snip
• atom
• granule
• oddment
• scruple
• flyspeck
• nubbin

3

as in little

a very small amount

I'll have only a bit of food right now

Synonyms & Similar Words

• little
• splash
• sprinkling
• tad
• glimmer
• hint
• shred
• speck
• touch
• lick
• particle
• trace
• dab
• spark
• smidgen
• handful
• ounce
• smack
• sliver
• ray
• streak
• mite
• dram
• bite
• suspicion
• pinch
• minimum
• spatter
• portion
• smell
• shade
• crumb
• scintilla
• fleck
• spot
• strain
• peanuts
• skosh
• dash
• nip
• scruple
• soupçon
• drop
• dose
• shadow
• ace
• drop in the bucket
• part
• grain
• taste
• modicum
• snap
• molecule
• section
• whit
• iota
• semblance
• driblet
• syllable
• nibble
• jot
• patch
• vestige
• fragment
• dot
• atom
• tittle
• mote
• granule
• scrap
• hoot
• morsel
• minim
• smattering
• scattering
• flyspeck
• flake
• shiver
• nubbin
• splinter
• shard
• chip
• clipping
• smatter
• tatter
• paring
• shaving
• smithereens
• shot

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lot
• plenty
• quantity
• loads
• pile
• heaps
• mass
• bucket
• deal
• mountain
• wealth
• mess
• abundance
• stack
• bundle
• barrel
• raft
• volume
• bushel
• profusion
• wad
• peck
• reams
• fistful
• much
• excess
• boatload
• surplus
• gobs
• oodles
• lashings
• embarrassment
• scads
• overflow
• passel
• potful
• chunk
• surfeit
• overabundance
• slab
• bonanza
• superabundance
• superfluity
• oversupply
• overage
• lump
• overkill
• hunk
• overmuch

4

as in while

an indefinite but usually short period of time

this will only take a bit

Synonyms & Similar Words

• while
• space
• span
• stretch
• minute
• spell
• day
• season
• second
• moment
• era
• lapse
• epoch
• instant
• split second
• twinkle
• spurt
• heartbeat
• interlude
• interval
• jiffy
• nanosecond
• twinkling
• infinity
• trice
• shake
• wink
• eon
• interim
• intermission
• beat
• perpetuity
• New York minute
• flash
• age
• jiff
• eyeblink
• eternity

5

as in act

a performance regularly presented by an individual or group

known for a comedic bit in which she portrayed a very nervous student driver

Synonyms & Similar Words

• act
• routine
• turn
• number
• shtick
• signature

6

as in treat

something that is pleasing to eat because it is rare or a luxury

wielding silver trays, the servers offered partygoers a variety of exotic-looking bits

Synonyms & Similar Words

• treat
• tidbit
• sweet
• candy
• dainty
• cate
• delectable
• goody
• delicacy
• kickshaw
• dessert
• morsel
• viand
• junket
• sweetmeat

bit

2 of 2

verb

past tense of bite, informal + sometimes impolite

as in sucked

to be objectionable or unsatisfactory

man, that really bites that you have to work on the weekend

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sucked
• smelled
• stank

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ruled
• rocked

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bit

Noun

That meant running back Ollie Gordon II — and even a little bit of wide receiver Malik Washington — had to handle the majority of the carries due to Jaylen Wright being out with an injury. — Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2026

Batter should be lumpy with bits of dry flour (if the batter is overmixed your pancakes will be flat). — ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026

Verb

And in 2012, Christopher Myers of Denver sustained non-fatal injuries to his feet and legs when a white shark bit him while swimming at Ballston Beach in Truro. — Heather McCarron, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

Two Yavapai County deputies responded after a camper reported a rattlesnake bit him at his campsite near Perkinsville on the evening of July 29, according to a Facebook post from the Sheriff's Office. — Christian Cervantes, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Phrases Containing bit

• a bit
• a bit much
• bit by bit
• champing at the bit
• chomping at the bit
• quite a bit
• the whole bit