smidgens

variants also smidgeons or smidgins or smidges
plural of smidgen

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for smidgens
Noun
  • Toothpaste specks needs to be removed from mirrors.
    Cody Godwin, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Silvery or mottled patches on leaves, brown or distorted petal edges, dark specks (feces) or flower buds that fail to open are signs of thrips.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The only safe way to get real fires was laying gas lines and creating gas burns, without releasing any particles in the air that would potentially cause a forest fire.
    Tomris Laffly, Time, 6 Sep. 2025
  • For batteries, Veith’s team used silica particles suspended in standard electrolytes.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Its black and white or brown flecks convey a fresh, modern feel that's ideal for breaking away from the tyranny of basics.
    María Munsuri, Glamour, 24 Aug. 2025
  • Although other pests cause similar damage, thrips damage is often associate with numerous small flecks of dark green to black fecal matter.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 5 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Subtle bits of faux wheat give it additional texture, and there’s an attached loop in the back for easy hanging.
    Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The digital world operates through bits, which function as basic switches that maintain either a 0 or a 1 value.
    Sadhasivam Mohanadas, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Smidgens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smidgens. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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