MORSEL Synonyms: 173 Similar and Opposite Words

morsel

noun

ˈmȯr-səl

Definition of morsel

as in mouthful

a small piece or quantity of food the chef's cuisine is so good that diners will want to savor every morsel

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as in speck

a very small piece searching for any morsel of useful information

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as in cipher

a person of no importance or influence a morsel like her wouldn't last a week in the rough-and-tumble world of Wall Street

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Recent Examples of morsel Every morsel is accounted for, chosen by nutritionists, deliberately designed to maximise performance. — Nick Miller, New York Times, 6 June 2026 Mix dark chocolate morsels into cereal, oatmeal, yogurt, or a smoothie. — Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 5 June 2026 Small morsels are safe from the jaws of a traditional grill cutting back on waste and flare ups. — Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2026 But Yormark injected a morsel of common sense that had previously been in short supply. — Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 29 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for morsel

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Noun

But cases are on the rise as more people report symptoms such as hives, diarrhea and itchiness after eating as little as a mouthful of meat and — in some cases — dairy.

— Matthew Perrone, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
But cases are on the rise as more people report symptoms such as hives, diarrhea and itchiness after eating as little as a mouthful of meat and — in some cases — dairy.

— Matthew Perrone, Fortune, 13 June 2026

Definition of mouthful

Noun

New York State created a Law, for an instant speck of time, going back many decades, in order to wrongfully ‘nab’ me.

— Ted Johnson, Deadline, 29 June 2026
One released a chaff cascade—hell’s own monsoon manifesting as specks of light, sound, and EM pulses falling through the hanging garden.

— Jeff Spry, Space.com, 26 June 2026

Definition of speck

Noun

But in my view, our relationships to animals, whose lives are untouched by the existential woes and artifices of personhood, are the richest and most evident ciphers for our own often inscrutable psyches.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 June 2026
Consider a dashboard that shows applications, including keys and libraries; network traffic protocols and ciphers; hardware, such as HSMs and TPMs; and third-party dependencies, including cryptographic or software bills of materials.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026

Definition of cipher

Noun

The district encouraged residents to take preventative measures, as avoiding mosquito bites is the most effective way to protect oneself from West Nile virus and other illnesses spread by mosquitos.

— Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
The aforementioned allergy to things like ice cream and hamburgers, for example, is called alpha-gal syndrome, and it’s spread in the US by the bite of another tick, called the lone star.

— Meg Tirrell, CNN Money, 14 July 2026

Definition of bite

Noun

This pacing problem extends to subplots like the Henry-in-a-coma bit.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
Scientists pointed out that the abrasion bit the rover used to expose the rocks was sterilized before launch and has cut into other rocks across Jezero without ever producing a G-band this strong.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 4 July 2026

Definition of bit

Noun

Yvonne and Nick’s disastrous wedding dinner is the day the cast went from nobodies to actual practitioners of the reality-television arts and sciences.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 1 July 2026
Despite the tragicomic instability and the rotating cast of nobodies temporarily tasked with running the country, when seen in macroeconomic terms, Peru appears to be doing just fine, thank you.

— Daniel Alarcón, New Yorker, 4 June 2026

Definition of nobody

Noun

Kansas City got just a small taste of the magnetic fever over Lionel Messi, the global superstar who is regarded as one of the best ever to kick a ball.

— PJ Green July 13, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026
Josh Sonni-Lambie This tour could be an exciting opportunity for the 18-year-old striker to get a taste of senior action.

— Andy Jones, New York Times, 14 July 2026

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