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

Built separately, the fiber nips were made using traditional hat-making techniques and then woven onto the suit as a final step. — Kirbie Johnson, Allure, 23 Oct. 2026

Maybe the two can take the nips out on a lovely date to the Wicker 4DX screenings later this month. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026

Grace Geyoro patrols the midfield and constantly nips in for interceptions. — Michael Cox, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

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

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