Synonyms of bit

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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

In Maren Hassinger’s hands, bits of frayed industrial wire pinned to a wall come to resemble dandelion bristles carried away by the breeze. — Carolina A. Miranda, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026

More than 100 famous faces are hidden within it, including Clark Gable, Joan Crawford, and Fred Astaire—a little bit of Palm Beach history preserved inside one of the island’s buzziest new restaurants. — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026

Verb

When officers opened the vehicle, the dog allegedly charged at them and bit one officer. — Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026

During the scuffle, the mother alleged that Ruiz bit her forearm, leaving a mark, the warrant affidavit said. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 24 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