Synonyms of nips

nips 1 of 3

noun (1)

plural of nip

as in splashes

a very small amount

I'll have just a nip of your sandwich

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

nips

2 of 3

noun (2)

plural of nip

as in sips

the portion of a serving of a beverage that is swallowed at one time

give me just a nip of milk to help me swallow this pill

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sips
• drinks
• gulps
• swallows
• belts
• swigs
• slugs
• snorts
• drafts
• drops
• shots
• quaffs
• sups
• swills
• drags
• drams

nips

3 of 3

verb

present tense third-person singular of nip

1

as in shaves

to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument

I'm just going to nip these hedges, and then I'll be done with the work outside

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shaves
• cuts
• clips
• trims
• snips
• mows
• crops
• prunes
• shears
• pares
• bobs
• docks
• cuts back
• lops (off)
• polls
• pinches
• whittles
• stumps
• skives
• shortens
• curtails
• manicures

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• extends
• lengthens
• elongates

2

as in pinches

to squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points

the puppy nipped her hand while playing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pinches
• clasps
• holds
• clutches
• grasps
• grips
• takes
• crimps
• tweaks

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• springs
• drops
• releases
• frees
• loosens
• looses

3

as in steals

to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep

that guy nipped my wallet from the restaurant table when I turned away

Synonyms & Similar Words

• steals
• swipes
• pinches
• lifts
• grabs
• snatches
• filches
• pilfers
• pockets
• thieves
• nicks
• hooks
• purloins
• snitches
• rips off
• robs
• walks off with
• appropriates
• runs off with
• misappropriates
• boosts
• makes off with
• picks
• makes away with
• takes
• hijacks
• heists
• seizes
• plunders
• knocks over
• sacks
• loots
• burglarizes
• pillages
• rifles
• collars
• grasps
• poaches
• nails
• shoplifts
• rustles
• abducts
• kidnaps
• spirits
• carjacks
• sponges
• mooches
• shanghais

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• buys
• purchases
• gives
• presents
• contributes
• bestows
• donates
• hands over

4

as in rushes

to proceed or move quickly

I'll just nip off to the corner store for some milk

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rushes
• trots
• zips
• races
• scurries
• drives
• hurries
• flies
• speeds
• travels
• chases
• jumps
• buzzes
• runs
• darts
• blows
• scoots
• rips
• dashes
• scuttles
• tears
• bowls
• rams
• jogs
• shoots
• steps
• blasts
• barrels
• zooms
• humps
• bolts
• breezes
• blazes
• rustles
• belts
• jets
• hustles
• bustles
• motors
• whirls
• hies
• hurls
• cracks (on)
• hares
• pelts
• rockets
• hastens
• hurtles
• courses
• whisks
• careers
• beats it
• bombs
• bundles
• steps on it
• makes tracks
• careens
• gallops
• highballs
• cannonballs
• gets a move on
• flits
• shakes a leg
• hotfoots (it)
• scampers
• beetles
• sprints
• streaks
• scuds
• accelerates
• whizzes
• stampedes
• scuffles
• overtakes
• outruns
• quickens
• steps out
• arrows
• outpaces
• outstrips
• catches up
• beelines
• fast-forwards

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pokes
• crawls
• creeps
• drags
• lags
• lingers
• pokes
• hangs (around or out)
• loiters
• dawdles
• dallies
• strolls
• saunters
• shuffles
• ambles
• tarries
• slows (down or up)
• plods
• lumbers
• decelerates
• dillydallies

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of nips

Noun

Expansions, nips, and tucks happened over the years, but the British Colonial design was needing a facelift when Hurricane Irma decimated the island in September 2017. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Aug. 2026

Not even regular nips from a hidden bottle of whiskey in the garage can ease Greg’s self-loathing. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2026

As gasoline prices soar and inflation nips at vacation budgets, many travelers may have rethought the prospect of the Great American Road Trip. — Danny Heitman, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Aug. 2026

This lens is made up of 20 elements and two mirrors plus a large-diameter aspherical lens that nips distortion and aberration in the bud. — New Atlas, 6 Aug. 2026

Mercifully, Candace nips that potential Harold and Maude situation in the bud, leaving Steenburgen with her dignity intact. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 21 July 2026

The market is doing the Fed’s job Kevin Warsh’s argument for an ultimately lower Fed funds rate may rely on the notion that financial conditions are likely to tighten further on the long end of the yield curve—far outweighing any nips to the base rate the central bank can make. — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 27 May 2026

Leclerc still can’t steer right at full speed, so Verstappen nips ahead for good measure at the final corner. — Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 11 May 2026

Chief among the products banned are the ubiquitous 50 milliliter bottles known as shooters, shots, nips or airline bottles. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2026

Verb

But the teacher nips the conversation in the bud, redirecting everyone’s attention to the lesson of the day. — Boaz Dvir, The Conversation, 14 Mar. 2026