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Synonyms of drop

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Another word for drop is gt. Other synonyms of drop are gtt, gutta, dash, smidgen and ace.

Synonyms and similar words for drop

nounA small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own rounded shape through surface...

  • gtDrop (as a measurement in medical prescriptions).
  • gttDrop.
  • guttaA drop (of liquid, especially a medication).

nounA very small quantity of liquid, or (by extension) of anything.

  • dashA small quantity of a liquid substance etc.; less than 1/8 of a teaspoon.
  • smidgenChiefly in the form a smidgen of: a very small amount or quantity; a bit, a trace.
  • 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
  • bitA small amount of something.
  • crumbA bit, small amount.
  • glimpse
  • dabA small amount, a blob of some soft or wet substance.
  • damnA small, negligible quantity, being of little value; a whit or jot.
  • diddlyA small amount of no worth.
  • glint
  • dotAnything small and like a speck comparatively; a small portion or specimen.
  • spatter
  • 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.
  • morselA very small amount.
  • mote
  • oochA small amount by which something has changed or moved.
  • ounce
  • particleA little bit.
  • pennyworth BritishA small quantity or value.
  • piece
  • 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.
  • scrapThe smallest amount.
  • 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.
  • 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.

nounAn overhead electrical line running from a utility pole to a customer's building or other premises.

  • drop wire
  • service dropA power line running from a utility pole to a building.

nounAn act of moving downwards under the force of gravity; a descent, a fall.

nounA decline in degree, quality, quantity, or rate.

verbTo make someone, or be made to do push-ups or some other form of exercise on the ground as...

  • knock it down

Meaning of drop

  1. noun A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own rounded shape through surface tension, especially one that falls from a source of liquid.
  2. noun A dose of liquid medicine in the form of a drop (sense 1).
  3. noun A liquid medicine that is intended to be administered in drops (sense 1).

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Questions about synonyms of drop

What is another word for drop?
Drop has 105 synonyms on Word.ws, such as gt, gtt, gutta, dash, smidgen, ace, atom and thought.
What does drop mean?
Drop means a small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own rounded shape through surface tension, especially one that falls from a source of liquid.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: drop (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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