Synonyms of mites

mites

noun

plural of mite

1

as in dwarfs

a living thing much smaller than others of its kind

the kitten was just a mite, hardly the size of my palm

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dwarfs
• diminutives
• midgets
• scrubs
• runts
• pygmies
• miniatures
• peewees
• minis
• nubbins

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• giants
• monsters
• mammoths
• whales
• titans
• behemoths
• colossi
• jumbos
• leviathans
• whoppers

2

as in specks

a very small amount

that speech didn't make a mite of sense

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mites

Watch for Pests Spider mites, aphids, and other pests target mums in any season, including fall. — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Sep. 2026

Meal moths, weevils, flour beetles, and flour mites are just a few of the pantry pests that sneak through small gaps to infest flour and other grains. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2026

Bex Claire Hamell, a houseplant educator and award-winning horticulturist, looks for common pests, including mealybugs, scale, thrips, aphids, and mites, and meticulously treats plants with visible infestations. — Rachel Gillett, Martha Stewart, 25 Aug. 2026

That figure excludes the fungi, the microscopic mites and the viruses that infect the bacteria themselves. — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Biting insects like mosquitoes and blackflies transmit disease, while cockroaches, weevils, and mites contaminate food stores. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026

There are woody galls caused by gall- forming mites, wasps or by fungal pathogens that are sometimes mistaken for burls. — Pamm Cooper, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2026

Courtesy of David Bradshaw One of Bradshaw's primary concerns is parasitic mites, which can weaken or kill honeybees and transmit deadly diseases like deformed wing virus. — Sophie Caldwell, CNBC, 25 July 2026

Spider Mites Spider mites can be challenging to see on your zinnias, but gossamer on the underside of the leaves or between the leaf and the stem is always a dead giveaway. — The Spruce, 21 July 2026