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

Sea bass crudo is a refreshing start, the succulent slices of fish interspersed with fresh mango and bits of teardrop pepper. — Connie Ogle july 31, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026

This naturally generated probabilistic bits, or p-bits which aren’t fixed as zeros or ones, but fluctuate according to incoming data. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 30 July 2026

The Dirties includes a scene where Johnson’s out-of-touch high-school character is in blackface, while the Nirvanna web series has bits that carelessly chase juvenile provocation, including stray uses of racial accents and slurs. — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 29 July 2026

The soundtrack is iconic, the gameplay is fluid and responsive and rewards skilled players, and there were so many secrets to be found that Easter egg hunters are still discovering bits, pieces, and oddities to this day. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026

For Ly, the key is not trying to force those bits into a polished template that’s ready-made for social. — Pat Mueller, USA Today, 29 July 2026

After healing from heart surgery, Cohen took her observations to the stage, trying short stand-up bits about what had happened. — Alex Jhamb Burns, Vogue, 28 July 2026

Classic moves The lawsuit is pulling some classic bits from the NIMBY playbook. — Nick Bhasin, Mercury News, 28 July 2026

However, conventional feed used by large producers can contain poultry meal (small bits of unsellable chicken from processing), bone meal, feather meal, or animal lard. — Anne Wolf, Martha Stewart, 26 July 2026

Phrases Containing bits

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