Synonyms of bits

bits

noun

plural of bit

1

as in specks

a very small piece

she left only a bit of the broccoli on her plate

Synonyms & Similar Words

• specks
• particles
• snippets
• flecks
• scraps
• patches
• grains
• crumbs
• slivers
• mouthfuls
• molecules
• atoms
• fragments
• bites
• nuggets
• granules
• morsels
• licks
• snips
• drops
• motes
• dribbles
• parts
• nubbins
• sections
• portions
• traces
• shards
• flyspecks
• dashes
• scruples
• fractions
• whispers
• nibbles
• tidbits
• tittles
• shreds
• touches
• ounces
• pinches
• clippings
• nutshells
• streaks
• chips
• tastes
• spots
• halfpence
• splinters
• dabs
• smidgens
• flakes
• minims
• iotas
• mites
• driblets
• kennings
• shavings
• suspicions
• jots
• strains
• whits
• ha'pennies
• smatters
• aces
• shivers
• haets
• modicums
• parings
• smithereens

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• chunks
• slabs
• lumps
• quantities
• loads
• masses
• volumes
• hunks
• piles
• gobs
• mountains
• bushels
• barrels
• heaps
• buckets
• pots
• stacks
• deals
• rafts
• abundances
• pecks
• wads
• scads
• profusions
• wealths

2

as in pieces

a broken or irregular part of something that often remains incomplete

bits of cookie scattered on the table

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pieces
• fragments
• fractions
• scraps
• remnants
• slivers
• portions
• shards
• sections
• segments
• shreds
• chips
• splinters
• remainders
• stubs
• leftovers
• tatters
• particles
• patches
• specks
• flakes
• snippets
• molecules
• clippings
• flecks
• atoms
• grains
• crumbs
• shavings
• oddments
• granules
• nuggets
• morsels
• shivers
• snips
• parings
• cantles
• ends
• motes
• shatters
• scruples
• dribbles
• nubbins
• flyspecks
• tittles

3

as in splashes

a very small amount

I'll have only a bit of food right now

Synonyms & Similar Words

• splashes
• specks
• little
• sprinklings
• hints
• glimmers
• touches
• licks
• particles
• traces
• handfuls
• slivers
• dabs
• flecks
• shreds
• crumbs
• shades
• bites
• sparks
• ounces
• shadows
• parts
• rays
• streaks
• spatters
• peanuts
• drams
• smidgens
• spots
• nips
• smells
• dashes
• mites
• drops
• driblets
• smacks
• pinches
• soupçons
• scruples
• fragments
• portions
• suspicions
• strains
• molecules
• snaps
• grains
• atoms
• aces
• sections
• doses
• nibbles
• scraps
• patches
• scintillas
• syllables
• dots
• drops in the bucket
• granules
• skoshes
• morsels
• tastes
• jots
• vestiges
• semblances
• shards
• smatterings
• motes
• iotas
• nubbins
• chips
• minims
• minima
• splinters
• whits
• scatterings
• flakes
• flyspecks
• clippings
• hoots
• tittles
• shavings
• modicums
• shivers
• tatters
• smithereens
• parings
• smatters
• shots

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• quantities
• loads
• piles
• masses
• lots
• heaps
• bundles
• bushels
• buckets
• mountains
• barrels
• stacks
• reams
• deals
• gobs
• rafts
• abundances
• fistfuls
• pecks
• wads
• volumes
• oodles
• scads
• boatloads
• messes
• much
• wealths
• lashings
• chunks
• profusions
• excesses
• surpluses
• potfuls
• plenties
• slabs
• overflows
• passels
• superfluities
• embarrassments
• hunks
• lumps
• bonanzas
• overmuch
• overages
• surfeits
• overabundances
• oversupplies
• overkills
• superabundances

4

as in whiles

an indefinite but usually short period of time

this will only take a bit

Synonyms & Similar Words

• whiles
• space
• spells
• minutes
• stretches
• moments
• days
• seasons
• seconds
• eras
• spans
• epochs
• instants
• infinities
• nanoseconds
• interludes
• split seconds
• intervals
• heartbeats
• trices
• shakes
• ages
• lapses
• spurts
• aeons
• twinkles
• twinklings
• perpetuities
• eyeblinks
• winks
• jiffs
• jiffies
• flashes
• intermissions
• interims
• beats
• New York minutes
• eternities

5

as in acts

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

• acts
• numbers
• routines
• turns
• shticks
• signatures

6

as in treats

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

• treats
• tidbits
• goodies
• delicacies
• candies
• dainties
• sweets
• viands
• cates
• delectables
• desserts
• morsels
• kickshaws
• sweetmeats
• junkets

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bits

There were small tables that needed gluing, and there was always clothing to be mended, and, on this day, a lawn chair whose shredded side pieces were being replaced with unmatching but whimsical bits of material. — Lydia Davis, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2026

Some of the best bits are when there is no violence at all, said Jo Lawson-Tancred on Artnet. — Will Barker, TheWeek, 10 Sep. 2026

The middle is crumbly, moist and odorless, with bits of charcoal from long-ago fires. — ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026

If Khrzhanovsky’s goal was re-creating social and cultural conditions to capture drama at its purest, then the result merely proves Hitchcock’s refrain that drama is life with dull bits cut out. — Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2026

There’s also less of the eccentric charm that’s to be found in Wenders’ other docs, like the bits in Pina where the dancers cavort around in scruffy parts of Wuppertal where their home Dance Theater is based. — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026

The Prince and Princess of Wales have been largely out of the spotlight recently, spending the remaining bits of the summer with their three children before school begins for each. — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 6 Sep. 2026

Playing the helpful citizen, Martinez drove his literal truckload of ALPR bits directly to the Sheriff’s department, where he was promptly taken into custody. — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 3 Sep. 2026

But in this fourth adventure, the more fantastical bits distract. — Frank Deruggiero, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026

Phrases Containing bits

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