Synonyms of crumbs

crumbs

noun

plural of crumb

1

as in specks

a very small amount

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in particles

a very small piece

eating pretzels in bed got crumbs between the sheets

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

3

as in jerks

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

• jerks
• bastards
• dogs
• clowns
• skunks
• creeps
• vermin
• heels
• rats
• snakes
• brutes
• beasts
• jokers
• idiots
• louses
• swine
• buggers
• morons
• pills
• stinkers
• reptiles
• bounders
• scums
• brats
• toads
• boors
• varmints
• rotters
• scumbags
• dirtbags
• buzzards
• schmucks
• curs
• blighters
• slimes
• louts
• villains
• hounds
• sods
• cruds
• bleeders
• cads
• finks
• nuisances
• slobs
• fools
• cretins
• churls
• nuts
• sons of guns
• slimeballs
• stinkards
• scuzzballs
• barbarians
• savages
• scabs
• nerds
• wretches
• sleazeballs
• so-and-sos
• chuffs
• sleazebags
• sleazes
• rat finks
• scoundrels
• vulgarians
• loudmouths
• lowlifes
• rascals
• boobies
• imbeciles
• cavemen
• miscreants
• roughnecks
• snots
• dolts
• snobs
• Neanderthals
• rogues
• dopes
• scamps
• airheads
• goons
• turkeys
• blockheads
• dinks
• snips
• pests
• ninnies
• nits
• schmoes
• nincompoops
• jackasses
• dorks
• doofuses
• dweebs
• nitwits
• snoots
• half-wits
• insolents
• birdbrains

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• heroes
• ladies
• gentlemen
• idols
• role models
• saints
• angels
• heroines

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of crumbs

Some teachers recommend doing it weekly to catch missing work, spills from leaky water bottles and accumulating crumbs. — Cheyanne Mumphrey, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026

Using a pastry blender or two knives, cut in butter until coarse crumbs form. — Martha Stewart, 3 Aug. 2026

Birdie was still sitting at the table, with just a few crumbs on her plate. — Rachel Yoder, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026

When third-party insurers and hospital owners charge extortionate prices, reaping the profit and leaving crumbs for the healthcare providers doing the actual work, affordable care might seem out of the question. — Dr. Beh Chun Chuan, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Bake in preheated oven until edges are set and golden, center looks matte, and a wooden pick inserted in center comes out with a few moist crumbs, 25 to 28 minutes. — Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 26 July 2026

That said, a secondhand store (ReStore included) is not going to accept an appliance that’s covered with food crumbs and grease. — Maria Sabella, The Spruce, 22 July 2026

The uneven weave holds onto crumbs, dust and hair more easily than smooth upholstery. — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 21 July 2026

Opened snack bags and faulty cardboard containers can lead to snacks spilling, melting, and leaving behind crumbs. — Jamie Weissman, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 July 2026