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

Though the challenges are mostly great, the bakers struggle to rise to the occasion, to be the best thing since sliced bread, to eat and leave no crumbs, and all the other bread puns that are still in Noel’s drafts folder. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026

Ippin Teriyaki & Katsu The Bay Area Japanese restaurant chain specializes in Japanese katsu, which is fried chicken made with panko bread crumbs, and teriyaki dishes. — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Lahsooni Oysters — topped with chili garlic butter, amul cheese, sooji rusk crumbs and chives, pulled from the menu at Adi’s Michelin Bib Gourmand restaurant Ishq in New York. — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2026

When adding it to the dough, sprinkle just two tablespoons over top, then pulse the machine several times to moisten the crumbs. — Martha Stewart, 14 Oct. 2026