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 To keep our attention, Parreno and Gordon splice in snippets of overhead shots or official TV footage. — Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 11 July 2026 Music and sound snippets are coordinated with the fireworks and other visuals. — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2026 It was reportedly recorded in 2013 and leaked as a snippet in 2021 before hitting the Internet in full two years later. — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 4 July 2026 Instead, at the scene, detectives looked at snippets of surveillance videos stored on Burke’s phone. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for snippet

Recent Examples of Synonyms for snippet

Noun

Thekla put willow in the rings of Saturn but Willow bit the fingers of Thekla.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
In any case, the state and federal governments should lower the bar, at least a little bit, for any neighborhood to qualify for protection from sound pollution.

— Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 26 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

In his email, Berney suggested that the thieves were probably just selling the drives for scrap.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 30 July 2026
The shirt piece — along with a few other scraps of fabric from one suitcase in particular — showed traces of the chemicals RDX and PETN, which are commonly left behind after Semtex explosions, per The Guardian.

— Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026

Definition of scrap

Noun

One image of her right knee showed flecks of blue plastic that prosecutors said came from an inflatable pool Burke used to collect blood while dismembering her body.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 July 2026
Someone unfamiliar with salt bread might even suspect a major baking error, seeing a questionably smooth croissant that entirely missed the lamination process, adorned with only a few flecks of salt acting as its saving grace.

— Candy Hom, AJC.com, 19 July 2026

Definition of fleck

Noun

Delight in rituals that engage the senses, like slowly moving a mouthful of Champagne around your tongue, or lighting palo santo in the dark and letting its smoke envelop you.

— Goth Shakira, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
As the snakes leap, jump and slither in a bid to escape, Kennedy manages to grab one in each hand, narrowly dodging their attempts to snag a mouthful of his skin.

— Drew Pittock, USA Today, 28 May 2026

Definition of mouthful

Noun

To get on Fauci’s good side was to earn his confidence, his respect, and the benefits of his network of resources; to land on his bad side was to be carved into shreds inside his office, the worst of his rampages audible through the closed door.

— Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026
The congress has repeatedly amended the constitution to concentrate power in Ortega’s hands and eliminate any shred of democratic independence and dissent in the country.

— Megan Janetsky, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026