Synonyms of modicum
84 similar words · 58 opposite words
Another word for modicum is bit. Other synonyms of modicum are scrap, shred, molecule, hint and spot. The opposite of modicum is many.
Synonyms and similar words for modicum
nounA modest, small, or trifling amount.
- iotaA jot; a very small, insignificant quantity.
- jotA small, or the smallest, amount of a thing; a bit, a whit.
- tittleA small, insignificant amount (of something); a modicum or speck.
- 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.
- 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
- lickA small amount; a whit.
- miteAnything very small; a minute object; a very little quantity or particle.
- moleculeA tiny amount.
- morceauA small bit; a morsel or snippet.
- morselA very small amount.
- moteA small particle; a speck.
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
Opposite of modicum
nounA modest, small, or trifling amount.
- abundance
- battalion
- arseload UK, slangA large amount.
- assload US, slang
- bellyload
- boatload slang
- brimful
- busloadThe amount that can fit on a bus.
- bucketful informal
- bucketload
- butt-tonA large amount.
- bumload UK, slangA large amount.
- cartload
- crapflood slang
- crapload slangA large amount, especially of something worthless.
- deal
- fuckload slang, vulgarAn indeterminate but large number.
- fuckton slang, vulgarA large amount.
- fuckwad slang, vulgar
- gob
- great deal
- hantle British, dialectalA considerable number or quantity; a great many; a great deal.
- heap
- hecatomb figuratively, literary
- helluvalotA very large amount.
- horseload
- lashings Ireland, UK
- load
- lot
- mampus British, dialectalA large number.
- many
- mass
- metric fuckton slang, vulgarSynonym of metric shitload.
- metric shitload slang, vulgarA very large number or amount.
- mountain
- muckle Scotland
- multiplicity
- multitude
- pile
- ream
- shedload euphemistic, slangA shitload; a large amount.
- shitflood slang, vulgarA large amount.
- shitful slang, vulgarA tremendous quantity or amount.
- shitload slang, vulgarA large amount.
- shitton slang, vulgarAn enormous amount.
- sight
- slew
- spadeloads
- sum
- superfluxAn overabundance; a great amount.
- ton
- trainload slang
- truckload
- tun
- vaultful figuratively
- wagonload
- buttload British, US
- mickle Scotland, archaic
Meaning of modicum
- noun A modest, small, or trifling amount.
modicum in other languages
Questions about synonyms of modicum
- What is another word for modicum?
- Modicum has 84 synonyms on Word.ws, such as bit, scrap, shred, molecule, hint, spot, pinch and trace.
- What is the opposite of modicum?
- The opposite of modicum is many. Other antonyms of modicum are lot, deal, busload, mass and mountain.
- What does modicum mean?
- Modicum means a modest, small, or trifling amount.
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