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bite

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of bite

1 a harsh or sharp quality

  • the fall winds had a real bite
Synonyms of bite

acerbity, acidity, acidness, acridity, acridness, acrimoniousness, acrimony, acuteness, asperity, bitterness, edge, harshness, keenness, poignance, poignancy, pungency, roughness, sharpness, tartness
Words Related to bite

ginger, punch, spice, tang

raucousness, severeness, severity, shrillness, virulence, vitriol

cattiness, maliciousness

pointedness, thorniness
Near Antonyms of bite

gentleness, kindliness
Antonyms of bite

mildness, softness

2 a small piece or quantity of food

  • had only a bite to eat before rushing off
Synonyms of bite

morsel, mouthful, nibble, nugget, taste, tidbit (also titbit)
Words Related to bite

collop, medallion, noisette

nosh, snack

appetizer, canapé, hors d'oeuvre

bit, chew, crumb, dab, dribble, driblet, fleck, hint, mote, nubbin, particle, pinch, scrap, scruple, shred, smidgen (also smidgeon), snip, snippet, speck, spot, sprinkling, suspicion, tittle, touch, trace

dash, drop

lap, lick

gulp, swallow, swig

3 an uncomfortable degree of coolness

  • weather with a bite that suggested winter was right around the corner
Synonyms of bite

bitterness, bleakness, chill, chilliness, nip, nippiness, rawness, sharpness
Words Related to bite

briskness, crispness

coldness, frigidity, frigidness, frostiness, gelidity, iciness, wintriness

cold, freeze, snap
Near Antonyms of bite

balminess, warmness, warmth

heat, hotness, sultriness

bite

verb , slang

Synonyms and Antonyms of bite

to be objectionable or unsatisfactory

  • man, that really bites that you have to work on the weekend
Synonyms of bite

smell, stink, suck [slang]
Antonyms of bite

rock [slang], rule [slang]

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