Thesaurus
Synonyms & Antonyms of mite
1
a very small sum of money
- I have only a mite left to buy lunch for the rest of the week
Synonyms for mite
- chicken feed
- [slang],
- chump change,
- dime,
- hay,
- peanuts,
- pin money,
- pittance,
- shoestring,
- song,
- two cents
Words Related to mite
Near Antonyms for mite
Antonyms for mite
2
a living thing much smaller than others of its kind
- the kitten was just a mite, hardly the size of my palm
Synonyms for mite
Words Related to mite
Near Antonyms for mite
Antonyms for mite
3
a very small amount
- that speech didn't make a mite of sense
Synonyms for mite
- ace,
- bit,
- crumb,
- dab,
- dram,
- driblet,
- glimmer,
- hint,
- lick,
- little,
- nip,
- ounce,
- particle,
- peanuts,
- ray,
- scintilla,
- scruple,
- shade,
- shadow,
- shred,
- skosh,
- smack,
- smell,
- smidgen
- (also smidgeon or smidgin or smidge),
- snap,
- soupçon,
- spark,
- spatter,
- speck,
- splash,
- spot,
- sprinkling,
- strain,
- streak,
- suspicion,
- tad,
- touch,
- trace
Words Related to mite
Phrases Synonymous with mite
Near Antonyms for mite
- abundance,
- barrel,
- boatload,
- bucket,
- bundle,
- bushel,
- deal,
- fistful,
- gobs,
- heaps,
- lashings
- (also lashins)
- [chiefly British],
- loads,
- lot,
- mass,
- mess,
- mountain,
- much,
- oodles,
- passel,
- peck,
- pile,
- plenty,
- potful,
- profusion,
- quantity,
- raft,
- reams,
- scads,
- stack,
- wad,
- wealth
Learn More About mite
Cite this Entry
“Mite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mite. Accessed 4 Dec. 2021.
Style: MLA
MLA
Chicago
APA
Merriam-Webster
Chicago
APA
Merriam-Webster
Test Your Vocabulary
Difficult Spelling Words Quiz
-
- Which is the correct spelling?
Test your visual vocabulary with our 10-question challenge!
TAKE THE QUIZLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Words at Play
Ask the Editors
Share mite
Time Traveler for mite
The first known use of mite was before the 12th century
See more words from the same century