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

The story is very sad, actually, but my character brings a little bit of light. — Marlow Stern, Variety, 25 July 2026

In even perhaps his best game of the season, Skubal found himself in bits of trouble. — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 25 July 2026

Verb

At the hospital, Padilla learned that a rattlesnake snake bit him three times, requiring 18 vials of antivenom to treat, KUSA reported. — David Chiu, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026

The victim in the latest attack had stopped to swim with her boyfriend and friend in the Econlockhatchee River just north of Orlando Sunday afternoon when the alligator bit her, the FWC said in a press briefing. — Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 30 June 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