SNIPPET Synonyms: 98 Similar and Opposite Words

snippet

noun

ˈsni-pət

Definition of snippet

as in bit

a very small piece read them a snippet of his latest poem

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Recent Examples of snippet Across all four albums, part of their universal appeal lies in the individual snippets listeners recognize and connect with. — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 21 Oct. 2026 Cercek and her team are studying the best ways to monitor how tumors respond to dostarlimab by looking at snippets of genetic information that tumors shed in the blood, or more advanced imaging to accurately capture changing tumor sizes. — Alice Park, Time, 21 Oct. 2026 Curiously, despite the plunderphonic conceit that structures the album, there are few moments that reward the listener for recognizing a pop-culture snippet. — Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 20 Oct. 2026 At the 39-minute mark of the episode, fans can hear a snippet of one of Once Upon a Time‘s tracks featuring a smooth verse from Meth. — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for snippet

Recent Examples of Synonyms for snippet

Noun

That cute little feral furball was mean as hell and bit, scratched, and ultimately abandoned the family.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
Toss with a fork or your hands to distribute, then knead in bowl a couple of times to bring dough together (some dry bits may remain).

— Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of bit

Noun

Chips could be destroyed by even a speck of dust, so factories became impregnable clean rooms, their workers clad in bunny suits.

— Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
The source was generally in good condition, but mold spots and dense clusters of small white specks required careful treatment.

— Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of speck

Noun

For example, two fluorescent particles positioned close together may appear as a single feature under a microscope.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026
For example, homes can be made less likely to ignite with Class A fire-resistant roofs and ember-resistant vents that reduce the potential for burning particles to enter homes.

— Virginia Iglesias, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of particle

Noun

There are scraps of industrial, cybergrind, metalcore, and death metal in this stew, as well as a healthy garnish of Godflesh’s machinelike relentlessness, all of it well balanced.

— Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 30 Oct. 2026
The painting belonged to Bob Nijkerk, whose family had made its fortune in the iron and scrap-metal business in the 19th century.

— Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of scrap

Noun

Patching can’t keep pace In many of these incidents, the remedy is a patch, a software update engineered to close the vulnerability.

— Shae Lake, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2026
Each shoe in the Kith x Timberland winter 2026 range is built with waterproof nubuck and features stitched nubuck Kith patches on its upper.

— Riley Jones, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of patch

Noun

In addition, since all this debris is moving at orbital velocity, a fleck of paint traveling in the opposite direction to an operational satellite can hit it at a speed in excess of Mach 47.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 Oct. 2026
As few as 10 cells, hidden in an infinitesimal fleck of feces, can contaminate raw milk and trigger a fatal infection.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of fleck

Noun

Not every case deserves that kind of last-minute intervention, but in Duckett’s case nearly every shred of evidence presented at his original trial has been disproven or debunked.

— Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
Every opportunity to pounce on each other, snap after gnats, and pull shreds of meat from bones is important.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026