BITES Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

bites 1 of 2

noun

Definition of bites next

plural of bite

as in mouthfuls

a small piece or quantity of food had only a bite to eat before rushing off

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bites

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of bite, informal + sometimes impolite

as in sucks

to be objectionable or unsatisfactory man, that really bites that you have to work on the weekend

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rocks
rules

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Recent Examples of bites

Noun

Make sure to slather yourself in as much repellent as possible, and bring anti-itch cream for the inevitable bites. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 May 2026 The glass-top table is easy to clean and spacious enough for serving small bites. —

Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 24 May 2026 How is West Nile virus transmitted West Nile virus is primarily spread through mosquito bites. —

Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 24 May 2026 Eddie Benevides is feeling it, as filling his 2014 Jeep Cherokee takes big bites out of his budget. —

Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 23 May 2026 Check for bites or scratches, as skunks may be a potential source of rabies. —

Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 23 May 2026 The district advises people to wear long sleeves and pants when outdoors to avoid bug bites. —

Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2026 County health officials advise residents to prevent mosquito bites and reduce the risk of getting the virus. —

Adam Harrington, CBS News, 18 May 2026

Verb

As the region’s plentiful copperheads emerge this spring, North Carolinians may already know what to do if the venomous snake bites them — but what about their dogs? —

Charlotte Observer, 12 May 2026 Not long after, Jax Briggs (Mehcad Brooks) bites it in a separate fight with Shao Kahn, who brutally impales him with his hammer. —

Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 9 May 2026 Dog bites your eye and JUSt your eye. —

Bethy Squires, Vulture, 9 May 2026 What will the halo and aspirational car space look like when the last V12 finally bites the dust? —

Jerry Perez, The Drive, 8 Apr. 2026 Once an octopus ambushes and bites its prey, the venom in its saliva paralyzes the prey, allowing the octopus to consume it. —

Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Mar. 2026 Once released, the robot’s shot is fate, untouched by the vigorous, broom-flailing choreography that so often determines whether a stone bites the button or drifts wide. —

IEEE Spectrum, 18 Feb. 2026 When a mosquito comes and bites him, the bug immediately tastes the spice in his blood and flies away only to combust moments later. —

Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 8 Feb. 2026 One is called Culex pipiens form pipiens, which only bites birds and lives in open air environments, and the other is called Culex pipiens form molestus — from the Latin word for annoying — which bites humans and thrives belowground. —

Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bites

Noun

The possibility of a Chase and Taylor flirtation causing a rift with Miranda is briefly raised and just as swiftly quashed — through large mouthfuls of chips and salsa, Taylor assures Miranda at the sip-and-see that there is no there there.

— Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026
But now, the future of Lucille’s American Cafe, a Weston comfort-food institution serving up mouthfuls of nostalgia since 1999, is unclear.

— Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025