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 In hip-hop and other genres, producers were using snippets of other people’s records; courts often ruled that this was a form of theft, although hip-hop fans tended to see it as righteous theft. — Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026 The OpenAI version released today does not contain any code snippets, or even the chilling examples of messages the agents left for each other in the months leading up to the attack that its staffers shared at Black Hat. — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026 The next day, JT showed a snippet of his viral cameo that had everyone and their mother throwing up their phones in glee. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2026 Scherzer yelled from the dugout while tapping his wrist, as seen in a broadcast snippet shared by Sportsnet. — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for snippet

Recent Examples of Synonyms for snippet

Noun

The 3-1 margin of victory could have been wider had City not at times missed that final bit of polish at Joie Stadium.

— Katie Whyatt, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
The Prince and Princess of Wales have been largely out of the spotlight recently, spending the remaining bits of the summer with their three children before school begins for each.

— Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of bit

Noun

To make matters worse, the Houthis have captured new terrain in Yemen and acquired Perim Island, a speck of land inside the Bab el-Mandeb chokepoint that better positions the Yemeni militia to intercept oil tankers.

— Daniel DePetris, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026
Calcium shows up as bright white specks on the coronary artery images.

— Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of speck

Noun

This holds even when the two particles are separated by a large distance from each other, prompting Einstein to call this behavior ‘spooky’.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2026
But those procedures can also send plastic particles down the drain — waste that South Florida’s wastewater systems aren’t designed to catch.

— Laurie Mermet, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of particle

Noun

Titcomb said that flexibility could allow garment factories to send polyester-elastane cutting scraps together rather than segregating each composition as production lines change.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026
Perhaps that’s why the show at Scully’s feels so major; by incorporating scraps of New York into the work, Prieto is finally metabolizing a piece of the city.

— Jill Singer, Curbed, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of scrap

Noun

The pieces can be worn separately or as a coordinated set and include the same washed trims and back patch consistent with previous Levi’s x Sacai collections.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026
Adding to the prestige is the fact that the jersey features the first Gold MLB Logoman patch ever worn in an official MLB game.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of patch

Noun

Some kits include stone-like chips or flecks to scatter over the surface of the wet paint for a realistic effect.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2026
Hundreds of flecks of sequins caught the light as Jenner made her way down the red carpet, glittering from every angle.

— Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of fleck

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 red meat.

— Dylan Lovan, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026
Across the cove, less than a hundred yards away, another beaver swam to its lodge, also with a mouthful of sticks.

— Carl R. Gold, Baltimore Sun, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of mouthful

Noun

Sometimes it is mired in self-delusion, like Toni’s obsession with his Neapolitan origins, perhaps the single shred of glamor in his otherwise unenviable family background.

— Jessica Kiang, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026
Some of these cabinet members have even maintained, without a shred of evidence, that Syria’s president, the former jihadist Ahmed al-Shara, is preparing to attack Israel.

— Amos Harel, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2026