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Synonyms of bit

120 similar words · 26 opposite words

Another word for bit is scrap. Other synonyms of bit are particle, shred, molecule, hint and spot.

Synonyms and similar words for bit

nounA small amount of something.

  • morselA very small amount.
  • piece
  • scrapA (small) piece; a fragment; a detached, incomplete portion.
  • aceA very small quantity or degree; a particle; an atom; a jot.
  • atomA very small amount; a whit.
  • thought
  • atomyA tiny particle; an atom, a mote, a speck.
  • bisselA small amount; a bit.
  • continental
  • crumbA small piece of any other solid substance.
  • glimpseA brief, unspecified amount of time; a moment.
  • dabA small amount, a blob of some soft or wet substance.
  • damnA small, negligible quantity, being of little value; a whit or jot.
  • dashA small quantity of a liquid substance etc.; less than 1/8 of a teaspoon.
  • diddlyA small amount of no worth.
  • glint
  • dotAnything small and like a speck comparatively; a small portion or specimen.
  • spatter
  • dropA very small quantity of liquid, or (by extension) of anything.
  • dusting
  • fleckA small amount.
  • glimmer
  • hintA small, barely detectable amount.
  • flipA whit or jot; the tiniest amount.
  • flyspeckAnything tiny or insignificant.
  • grain
  • halfpennyworth BritishA negligible amount.
  • hootA small particle; a whit or jot.
  • hooterThe tiniest amount; a whit or jot.
  • inch
  • iotaA jot; a very small, insignificant quantity.
  • jotA small, or the smallest, amount of a thing; a bit, a whit.
  • lickA small amount; a whit.
  • miteAnything very small; a minute object; a very little quantity or particle.
  • modicumA modest, small, or trifling amount.
  • moleculeA tiny amount.
  • morceauA small bit; a morsel or snippet.
  • mote
  • oochA small amount by which something has changed or moved.
  • ounceAny small amount, a little bit.
  • particleA very small piece of matter, a fragment; especially, the smallest possible part of something.
  • pennyworth BritishA small quantity or value.
  • pinchA small amount of powder or granules, such that the amount could be held between fingertip and thumb tip.
  • semblance
  • scent
  • scintillaA small or trace amount.
  • scoochA small amount; a skosh.
  • scrupleA very small quantity; a particle.
  • shredA fragment of something; a particle; a piece; also, a very small amount.
  • skerrick AustraliaA very small amount or portion; the least bit.
  • skooshA smidge, a small amount.
  • skoshA tiny amount; a little bit.
  • sliverA small amount of something; a drop in the bucket; a shred.
  • smatteringA small amount or number of something.
  • smidgeSynonym of smidgen.
  • smidgenChiefly in the form a smidgen of: a very small amount or quantity; a bit, a trace.
  • smidget
  • smidgySynonym of smidgen.
  • smitch USA tiny amount; a smidge or smidgen.
  • smithereen
  • soupçonA very small amount; a hint; a trace, slight idea; an inkling.
  • spark figurativelyA small amount of something, such as an idea or romantic affection, that has the potential to become something greater...
  • speckA very small amount; a particle; a whit.
  • speckle
  • spotA small, unspecified amount or quantity.
  • sprinkle
  • sprinklingA small thinly distributed amount, e.g. of some liquid, powder or other fine substance that is sprinkled on to...
  • strain
  • tadA small amount; a little bit.
  • tidbit
  • tidgeA very small amount.
  • tinge
  • tittle
  • toddickA very small quantity of something.
  • touchA little bit; a small amount.
  • traceA very small amount, often residual, of some substance or material.
  • trifleA very small amount (of something).
  • tuppence worth BritishA small amount.
  • vestige
  • whiff
  • whitThe smallest part or particle imaginable; an iota.
  • aught archaicWhit, the smallest part, iota.
  • relish obsoleteA small amount; a tinge, a trace.
  • scantling archaicA small portion, a scant amount.

nounA piece of metal placed in a horse's mouth and connected to the reins to direct the animal.

  • kimberwicke
  • pelhamA type of bit used on the bridle of a horse, consisting of a mouthpiece, a shank, and two rings on each side.
  • snaffleA broad-mouthed, loose-ringed bit (metal in a horse's mouth). It brings pressure to bear on the tongue and the corners...

nounA coin of a specified value.

nounSynonym of microbitcoin.

  • microbitcoinA millionth of a bitcoin, or 0.000001 BTC, equivalent to 100 satoshi.

nounSpecifically, a small amount of time.

  • instantA very short period of time; a moment.
  • jiffyA very short, unspecified length of time.
  • tickA short period of time, particularly a second.
  • bat of an eyeSynonym of blink of an eye.
  • blink of an eyeA moment (a very short period of time).
  • eyeblinkA moment (a very short period of time).
  • flashA very short amount of time.
  • half a moA brief time; a jiffy.
  • jiffA jiffy; a moment; a short time.
  • minuteA short but unspecified time period.
  • mo
  • moment
  • New York minuteAn instant; an extremely short time.
  • New York secondSynonym of New York minute (“short instant of time”).
  • no timeA very short period of time.
  • secSecond, ¹⁄₆₀ of a minute.
  • secondA short, indeterminate amount of time.
  • span
  • split-secondA fraction of a second; hence (figurative, also attributive) a very short time period; an instant, a moment.
  • spurtA moment, a short period of time.
  • triceNow only in the phrase in a trice: a very short time; the blink of an eye, an instant, a moment.
  • twinkA very short moment of time.
  • twinkleA brief moment; a twinkling.
  • twinklingA very short period, notionally the time it takes to blink the eyes.
  • whileAn uncertain short moment.
  • crack British, datedA brief time; an instant; a jiffy.
  • stound archaic, dialectalA brief span of time, moment, instant.

nounA portion of something.

  • portionThat which is divided off or separated, as a part from a whole; a separated part of anything.
  • share
  • segment
  • chipA small piece broken from a larger piece of solid material.

Opposite of bit

nounSpecifically, a small amount of time.

Meaning of bit

  1. noun A small amount of something.
  2. noun A piece of metal placed in a horse's mouth and connected to the reins to direct the animal.
  3. noun A rotary cutting tool, fitted to a drill, brace, or router, used to bore or drill holes or to remove material from the profile of the workpiece.

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Questions about synonyms of bit

What is another word for bit?
Bit has 120 synonyms on Word.ws, such as scrap, particle, shred, molecule, hint, spot, pinch and modicum.
What is the opposite of bit?
The opposite of bit is age. Other antonyms of bit are while, aeon, ages, blue moon and coon's age.
What does bit mean?
Bit means a small amount of something.

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