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smithereens
plural nounSynonyms & Antonyms of smithereens
- The car was blown to smithereens when its gas tank exploded.
- The vase was smashed to smithereens.
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for smithereens
- ace,
- bit,
- crumb,
- dab,
- dram,
- driblet,
- glimmer,
- hint,
- lick,
- little,
- mite,
- nip,
- ounce,
- particle,
- peanuts,
- ray,
- scintilla,
- scruple,
- shade,
- shadow,
- shred,
- skosh,
- smack,
- smell,
- smidgen
- (also smidgeon or smidgin or smidge),
- snap,
- soupçon,
- spark,
- spatter,
- speck,
- splash,
- spot,
- sprinkling,
- strain,
- streak,
- suspicion,
- tad,
- touch,
- trace
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for smithereens
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“Smithereens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smithereens. Accessed 6 Jul. 2022.
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The first known use of smithereens was in 1795
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