Synonyms of mote

mote

noun

ˈmōt 

as in speck

a very small piece

there's not a mote of dirt in that woman's house

Synonyms & Similar Words

• speck
• particle
• fleck
• bit
• grain
• patch
• shred
• scrap
• snippet
• mouthful
• sliver
• molecule
• atom
• crumb
• granule
• dribble
• lick
• scruple
• morsel
• fragment
• nugget
• tittle
• drop
• bite
• whisper
• snip
• flyspeck
• trace
• whit
• fraction
• nubbin
• dash
• portion
• shard
• pinch
• touch
• section
• ounce
• mite
• modicum
• jot
• splinter
• minim
• taste
• iota
• streak
• nibble
• dab
• suspicion
• smidgen
• nutshell
• halfpenny
• spot
• strain
• kenning
• part
• flake
• smatter
• chip
• tidbit
• ace
• ha'penny
• haet
• clipping
• driblet
• shiver
• shaving
• paring
• smithereens

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• slab
• chunk
• lump
• quantity
• mass
• abundance
• pile
• gob
• mountain
• loads
• wealth
• hunk
• pot
• stack
• volume
• bucket
• deal
• bushel
• barrel
• heaps
• raft
• profusion
• peck
• wad
• scads

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mote

However, some bits of debris from the objects can exist long enough to plummet through the sky, ranging from dust-mote-sized particles to whole propellant tanks. — Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 4 Jan. 2026

Easily swept up by wind and carried long distances by water, these tiny motes are also exceedingly difficult to detect and almost impossible to remove from the environment. — K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 22 Jan. 2026

The sensors’ small size allows seamless integration into almost any environment, while the wireless, modular design lets motes be added or removed as needed depending on the application. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2025

Sunbeams through the windows illuminate floating dust motes—and, imperceptibly, microdroplets of mucus carrying the measles virus, expelled from an infected but asymptomatic child who is hopping and laughing among the others. — Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2026