MOTE Synonyms: 98 Similar and Opposite Words

mote

noun

ˈmōt

Definition of mote

as in speck

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

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Recent Examples of mote There’s always a new speck of dirt, mote of dust, or lock of hair to clean up. — Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 3 Oct. 2025 There’s a Gambit-adjacent one that has players depositing motes while killing other teams. — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025 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 The researchers say their prototype mote used a commercially available circuit board. — Eliza Strickland, IEEE Spectrum, 21 Oct. 2016 See All Example Sentences for mote

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Noun

Hezlep House is on the market for a speck under $5 million with listing agent Nancy Valentine.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 13 Aug. 2026
That’s way off in the distance, barely a speck on the horizon.

— Zach Przystup, Baltimore Sun, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of speck

Noun

Little flecks of roasted sweet potato pepper the cake, and a tangy cream cheese glaze is a perfect complement to the warm spices and crunchy topping.

— Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 8 Aug. 2026
One image of her right knee showed flecks of blue plastic that prosecutors said came from an inflatable pool Burke used to collect blood while dismembering her body.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 July 2026

Definition of fleck

Noun

Bits of pickled veg and infused butters come with the bread course, and the Parker House-like bread itself is multicolored thanks to leftover bits of beet and ramp and carrot.

— Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026
Sometimes he can get pulled a little bit too far towards his near post with wide shots and open up space towards the back post.

— Matt Pyzdrowski, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of bit

Noun

The experiments also detected pre-melting, where atomic disorder formed along nanoscale grain boundaries before the metal reached its standard melting point.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026
The high-pressure stream erodes the lighter-colored soft spring wood that’s found between the dark grain bands of summer-wood.

— Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 2026

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