Synonyms of crumb

crumb

noun

ˈkrəm 

1

as in shred

a very small amount

a neglected dog who is desperate for any crumb of affection he might get from strangers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shred
• speck
• glimmer
• sprinkling
• splash
• hint
• touch
• little
• bit
• lick
• particle
• tad
• trace
• spark
• handful
• sliver
• fleck
• dab
• peanuts
• ounce
• streak
• smell
• ray
• mite
• spatter
• smack
• bite
• dram
• scintilla
• suspicion
• shade
• spot
• pinch
• smidgen
• scruple
• portion
• nip
• ace
• grain
• drop
• minimum
• shadow
• strain
• dash
• soupçon
• drop in the bucket
• morsel
• skosh
• driblet
• taste
• dose
• snap
• molecule
• granule
• nibble
• whit
• patch
• atom
• modicum
• syllable
• dot
• semblance
• mote
• part
• scrap
• iota
• fragment
• scattering
• vestige
• tittle
• minim
• jot
• section
• flake
• smattering
• flyspeck
• shard
• nubbin
• hoot
• splinter
• chip
• tatter
• shiver
• smatter
• clipping
• shaving
• smithereens
• paring
• shot

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• quantity
• mass
• pile
• abundance
• bucket
• wealth
• mountain
• mess
• deal
• stack
• loads
• bushel
• barrel
• plenty
• bundle
• peck
• profusion
• fistful
• lot
• heaps
• raft
• wad
• volume
• reams
• surplus
• gobs
• excess
• lashings
• overflow
• scads
• boatload
• potful
• oodles
• slab
• embarrassment
• passel
• bonanza
• chunk
• lump
• much
• superfluity
• overabundance
• superabundance
• oversupply
• hunk
• surfeit
• overage
• overkill
• overmuch

2

as in speck

a very small piece

eating pretzels in bed got crumbs between the sheets

Synonyms & Similar Words

• speck
• fleck
• particle
• bit
• mouthful
• grain
• scrap
• shred
• patch
• snippet
• sliver
• morsel
• molecule
• granule
• atom
• lick
• mote
• bite
• dribble
• nugget
• drop
• tittle
• snip
• scruple
• fragment
• whisper
• flyspeck
• nubbin
• fraction
• trace
• pinch
• nibble
• dash
• portion
• taste
• touch
• streak
• shard
• whit
• ounce
• modicum
• smidgen
• section
• mite
• halfpenny
• iota
• flake
• suspicion
• spot
• tidbit
• minim
• jot
• dab
• nutshell
• part
• ace
• splinter
• chip
• clipping
• smatter
• strain
• driblet
• kenning
• ha'penny
• shiver
• shaving
• haet
• paring
• smithereens

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• slab
• chunk
• lump
• quantity
• gob
• mass
• hunk
• volume
• pile
• abundance
• wealth
• mountain
• bucket
• deal
• loads
• stack
• pot
• barrel
• bushel
• profusion
• heaps
• raft
• peck
• wad
• scads

3

as in bastard

slang a person whose behavior is offensive to others

if I ever start behaving as obnoxiously as those crumbs, be sure to give me a good slap on the kisser

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bastard
• jerk
• dog
• clown
• skunk
• heel
• rat
• creep
• snake
• joker
• swine
• scum
• vermin
• beast
• pill
• idiot
• stinker
• toad
• louse
• brat
• cur
• buzzard
• bugger
• slime
• sod
• rotter
• brute
• varmint
• bounder
• reptile
• boor
• moron
• fool
• schmuck
• blighter
• crud
• scumbag
• cad
• hound
• slob
• bleeder
• churl
• nuisance
• lout
• fink
• cretin
• villain
• so-and-so
• dirtbag
• sleaze
• slimeball
• chuff
• stinkard
• scuzzball
• son of a gun
• sleazebag
• sleazeball
• barbarian
• savage
• scab
• wretch
• rat fink
• nerd
• vulgarian
• booby
• scoundrel
• scamp
• lowlife
• loudmouth
• rascal
• rogue
• turkey
• miscreant
• imbecile
• roughneck
• snot
• caveman
• nut
• dink
• blockhead
• dope
• snob
• dolt
• airhead
• Neanderthal
• snip
• jackass
• pest
• goon
• doofus
• schmo
• nit
• ninny
• insolent
• dork
• nincompoop
• snoot
• nitwit
• dweeb
• half-wit
• birdbrain

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hero
• gentleman
• lady
• heroine
• idol
• role model
• angel
• saint

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of crumb

Fastidious critics are left with nothing but crumbs to scatter on a trail of discussion leading to the door of a theatre, and readers have to extrapolate critics’ full opinions from the fragmentary account that could be written before release. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2026

Uncover and continue baking for 20 to 25 minutes, until the top is puffed and appears dry, and a toothpick inserted into the brownie portion near the center comes out with a few moist crumbs. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026

Cookie lovers searching the streets of New York City for a certain particularly gooey, thick and chewy dessert were left with crumbs this weekend after a local cookie chain abruptly shut its doors. — New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Elderly couples surrounded us in somber ceremony, each of them in seats clustered close to one another, some holding hands, their fingers dusted in crumb cake. — Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026