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 The fair booths, all inside structures that resembled the neoclassical architecture of the nearby National Gallery of Art, offered snippets of Americana to visitors. — Gary Fields, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2026 The short snippet of footage played in the room for the audience of fans. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 27 June 2026 The 10 tracks of Ton Up are at once his briskest and heaviest yet, miniaturizing his trademark loops of Dillafied psychedelia into speaker-rattling sample snippets that bombard uptempo house beats in dizzying volleys. — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 26 June 2026 The result are global hits whose most famous form may be a fragment, or snippet, rather than the song itself. — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for snippet

Recent Examples of Synonyms for snippet

Noun

What does that do for you, to play somebody who feels a little bit closer to you?

— David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 19 July 2026
Pour the soy sauce mixture into the pan and stir well to combine, scraping up any brown bits.

— Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 19 July 2026

Definition of bit

Noun

Tucked into the foothills above Point Dome, the property is listed for a speck under $5 million.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 17 July 2026
Rather than waiting several years to look at the object through the VLT once more, Sutlieff, Bonse and their colleagues dove into older, archival imagery of the star system, looking for signs of their speck.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 15 July 2026

Definition of speck

Noun

The spacecraft also measures the distribution of gas in the outer heliosphere, the expansive, protective bubble formed by a steady stream of particles that release from the sun called the solar wind.

— Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
Dangers from wildfire smoke Smoke is made up of tiny particles that can be inhaled deep into a person's lungs and even enter the bloodstream.

— Ava Berger, NPR, 16 July 2026

Definition of particle

Noun

The next great frontier for artificial intelligence is not in data centers, but in our scrap yards, recycling plants and waste streams.

— R. Paul Singh, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
But Messi’s lack of influence owed less to his own ineffectiveness than to Spain’s dominance, which starved him of the ball, leaving him to feed off scraps.

— Jack Lang, New York Times, 19 July 2026

Definition of scrap

Noun

On a warm July afternoon near Fairbanks, a volunteer with the Alaska Bee Atlas kneels beside a patch of blooming fireweed, gently sweeping a net through the air.

— Timothy Bundy, Washington Post, 17 July 2026
How to spot Perseid shooting stars Perseid meteors can be spotted anytime after dark from tonight onwards, streaking away from a patch of sky, or radiant, located close to the red supergiant star Eta Persei in the constellation Perseus.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of patch

Noun

But cases are on the rise as more people report symptoms such as hives, diarrhea and itchiness after eating as little as a mouthful of meat and — in some cases — dairy.

— Matthew Perrone, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
But cases are on the rise as more people report symptoms such as hives, diarrhea and itchiness after eating as little as a mouthful of meat and — in some cases — dairy.

— Matthew Perrone, Fortune, 13 June 2026

Definition of mouthful

Noun

Fair Oaks’ famous chickens roam the property, pecking up shreds of lettuce that inevitably fall from the sandwiches.

— Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
Unlike our northern neighbors that have made chili cheese coneys a whole thing, these so-not-Cincinnati chili dogs don't carry a shred of cheese.

— USA TODAY Network, USA Today, 15 July 2026