Synonyms of bit

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noun (1)

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
• shred
• mouthful
• sliver
• molecule
• crumb
• bite
• lick
• drop
• atom
• mote
• dribble
• nugget
• tittle
• granule
• fragment
• snip
• morsel
• scruple
• whisper
• pinch
• portion
• smidgen
• fraction
• trace
• section
• dash
• smidge
• flyspeck
• nubbin
• nibble
• modicum
• smidgeon
• taste
• touch
• ounce
• part
• iota
• smidgin
• whit
• streak
• nutshell
• mite
• jot
• dab
• shard
• tidbit
• suspicion
• spot
• halfpenny
• strain
• clipping
• titbit
• minim
• smatter
• 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
• tad
• sprinkling
• glimmer
• shred
• hint
• touch
• speck
• lick
• trace
• dab
• particle
• spark
• smidge
• handful
• ounce
• smidgeon
• smidgen
• smack
• sliver
• smidgin
• ray
• streak
• bite
• mite
• pinch
• minimum
• portion
• dram
• suspicion
• spatter
• smell
• shade
• crumb
• scintilla
• spot
• dash
• strain
• peanuts
• skosh
• fleck
• nip
• dose
• scruple
• soupçon
• drop
• shadow
• ace
• drop in the bucket
• part
• taste
• grain
• modicum
• snap
• molecule
• section
• whit
• iota
• semblance
• driblet
• nibble
• syllable
• jot
• patch
• fragment
• vestige
• 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
• bucket
• mess
• mass
• mountain
• deal
• wealth
• abundance
• stack
• bundle
• barrel
• raft
• volume
• boatload
• wad
• bushel
• profusion
• peck
• gobs
• oodles
• much
• fistful
• reams
• scads
• passel
• excess
• lashings
• surplus
• embarrassment
• potful
• overflow
• overkill
• surfeit
• overabundance
• overmuch
• chunk
• bonanza
• lashins
• superabundance
• slab
• superfluity
• oversupply
• overage
• lump
• hunk

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
• eon
• interval
• jiffy
• nanosecond
• twinkling
• infinity
• trice
• shake
• wink
• interim
• intermission
• beat
• perpetuity
• New York minute
• flash
• age
• jiff
• eyeblink
• eternity
• aeon

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
• turn
• routine
• number
• schtick
• shtick
• shtik
• 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
• titbit
• goodie
• goody
• cate
• delectable
• delicacy
• viand
• kickshaw
• dessert
• morsel
• junket
• sweetmeat

bite

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noun (2)

1

as in edge

a harsh or sharp quality

the fall winds had a real bite

Synonyms & Similar Words

• edge
• bitterness
• acidity
• spice
• punch
• severity
• sharpness
• tartness
• roughness
• harshness
• poignancy
• pungency
• acerbity
• poignance
• tang
• acridity
• acuteness
• asperity
• acrimony
• ginger
• keenness
• acridness
• acidness
• severeness
• acrimoniousness
• shrillness
• virulence
• vitriol
• pointedness
• maliciousness
• raucousness
• thorniness
• cattiness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• softness
• gentleness
• mildness
• kindliness

2

as in mouthful

a small piece or quantity of food

had only a bite to eat before rushing off

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mouthful
• nibble
• taste
• snack
• morsel
• titbit
• tidbit
• nugget
• bit
• chew
• gulp
• lick
• swallow
• nosh
• medallion
• collop
• pinch
• appetizer
• canapé
• smidgeon
• hint
• shred
• crumb
• lap
• dash
• noisette
• smidge
• touch
• dribble
• drop
• smidgin
• smidgen
• snippet
• particle
• fleck
• snip
• mote
• spot
• speck
• sprinkling
• dab
• suspicion
• tittle
• nubbin
• swig
• scruple
• scrap
• driblet
• hors d'oeuvre
• trace

3

as in chill

an uncomfortable degree of coolness

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chill
• bitterness
• nip
• chilliness
• sharpness
• cold
• bleakness
• rawness
• coldness
• crispness
• nippiness
• freeze
• briskness
• iciness
• snap
• frigidity
• frostiness
• gelidity
• wintriness
• frigidness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• warmth
• warmness
• heat
• balminess
• hotness
• sultriness

bite

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verb (1)

informal + sometimes impolite

as in to suck

to be objectionable or unsatisfactory

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• suck
• smell
• stink

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rule
• rock

bite (at)

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verb (2)

as in to erode

to consume or wear away gradually

the waves were biting at the sand castle I had worked so hard on

Synonyms & Similar Words

• erode
• eat
• corrode
• destroy
• gnaw
• nibble
• fret
• break down
• decompose
• break up
• ruin
• dissolve
• disintegrate
• waste
• wreck
• decimate
• devastate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• restore
• refresh
• revive
• renew
• recreate
• freshen
• regenerate
• revitalize
• rejuvenate
• refreshen

bite (on)

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verb (3)

as in to chew

to crush or grind with the teeth

she tends to bite on her pencils when she thinks hard

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chew
• crunch (on)
• gnaw (on)
• chomp (on)
• eat
• nibble
• masticate
• chaw
• champ
• sink one's teeth into
• consume
• snack
• pick (at)
• munch
• gobble (up or down)
• swallow
• peck (at)
• ruminate
• wolf
• devour
• nosh
• scarf
• gulp
• scoff
• ingest
• mumble
• gorge
• gum
• nip
• bolt

bit

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verb (4)

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
• smelt
• stunk
• stank

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ruled
• rocked

bitten

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verb (5)

variants also bit

past participle of bite, informal + sometimes impolite

as in smelt

to be objectionable or unsatisfactory

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sucked
• smelt
• smelled
• stunk

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ruled
• rocked

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