Synonyms for bit
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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bit

   Synonyms:
   morsel, piece, fragment, part

   Antonyms:
   mass, whole

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. spot, bitnoun

   a small piece or quantity of something

   "a spot of tea"; "a bit of paper"; "a bit of lint"; "I gave him a bit of my mind"

   Synonyms:
   touch, billet, berth, blot, act, place, spot, piece, chip, routine, dapple, flake, snatch, post, second, topographic point, point, position, smear, turn, mo, minute, fleck, smirch, slur, maculation, number, daub, speckle, smudge, morsel, scrap, moment, spotlight, situation, office, bite, stain, pip, patch

2. bit, chip, flake, fleck, scrapnoun

   a small fragment of something broken off from the whole

   "a bit of rock caught him in the eye"

   Synonyms:
   fight, microchip, turn, fighting, maculation, act, spot, piece, eccentric, snowflake, combat, poker chip, buffalo chip, flake, eccentric person, snatch, second, routine, chipping, splintering, mo, dapple, silicon chip, rubbish, minute, chip, fleck, potato chip, geek, microprocessor chip, number, speckle, oddball, morsel, scrap, micro chip, moment, bite, cow dung, trash, chip shot, crisp, cow chip, patch, check

3. moment, mo, minute, second, bitnoun

   an indefinitely short time

   "wait just a moment"; "in a mo"; "it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit"

   Synonyms:
   turn, molybdenum, act, spot, irregular, piece, endorsement, chip, min, flake, snatch, arcminute, second gear, instant, second, minute of arc, routine, s, mo, minute, fleck, atomic number 42, sec, bite, secondment, number, second base, morsel, scrap, moment, hour, indorsement, here and now, import, consequence, present moment, arcsecond

4. piece, bitnoun

   an instance of some kind

   "it was a nice piece of work"; "he had a bit of good luck"

   Synonyms:
   chip, second, objet d'art, snatch, patch, man, composition, minute, moment, art object, morsel, flake, act, small-arm, number, part, turn, fleck, routine, spot, scrap, piece, while, mo, spell, piece of music, firearm, musical composition, slice, bite, opus

5. bitnoun

   piece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding

   "the horse was not accustomed to a bit"

   Synonyms:
   chip, second, fleck, routine, morsel, flake, number, moment, mo, scrap, piece, act, snatch, bite, spot, turn, minute

6. bitnoun

   a unit of measurement of information (from binary + digit); the amount of information in a system having two equiprobable states

   "there are 8 bits in a byte"

   Synonyms:
   chip, second, fleck, routine, morsel, flake, number, moment, mo, scrap, piece, act, snatch, bite, spot, turn, minute

7. morsel, bit, bitenoun

   a small amount of solid food; a mouthful

   "all they had left was a bit of bread"

   Synonyms:
   chip, second, snack, raciness, fleck, routine, insect bite, morsel, flake, pungency, number, moment, chomp, sting, sharpness, mo, scrap, piece, act, snatch, bite, collation, spot, turn, minute

8. snatch, bitnoun

   a small fragment

   "overheard snatches of their conversation"

   Synonyms:
   chip, second, act, snatch, routine, puss, fleck, cunt, moment, morsel, flake, mo, spot, catch, twat, snap, grab, scrap, piece, pussy, slit, bite, number, kidnapping, turn, minute

9. act, routine, number, turn, bitnoun

   a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program

   "he did his act three times every evening"; "she had a catchy little routine"; "it was one of the best numbers he ever did"

   Synonyms:
   turn, figure, routine, morsel, act, spot, piece, twist, turning, procedure, function, flake, second, snatch, bend, subroutine, modus operandi, crook, turn of events, round, deed, mo, subprogram, tour, fleck, chip, go, telephone number, play, identification number, number, minute, phone number, spell, numeral, scrap, moment, human activity, good turn, bout, enactment, bite, issue, human action

10. bitnoun

    the part of a key that enters a lock and lifts the tumblers

    Synonyms:
    chip, second, fleck, routine, morsel, flake, number, moment, mo, scrap, piece, act, snatch, bite, spot, turn, minute

11. bitnoun

    the cutting part of a drill; usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press

    "he looked around for the right size bit"

    Synonyms:
    chip, second, fleck, routine, morsel, flake, number, moment, mo, scrap, piece, act, snatch, bite, spot, turn, minute

Matched Categories

1. • Case
   • Cutting Implement
   • Fragment
   • Part
   • Stable Gear
   • Taste
   • Time
   • Unit Of Measurement

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bitnoun

   Synonyms:
   mouth-piece of a bridle

2. bitnoun

   Synonyms:
   mouthful, morsel, crumb, fragment, scrap

3. bitnoun

   Synonyms:
   whit, tittle, jot, iota, particle, atom, grain, mite, ace, scintilla

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1. bitnoun

   Synonyms:
   morsel, fragment, scrap, crumb, mite, ace, scintilla, particle, whit, iota, tittle, grain, atom, jot, molecule, speck, mote

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1. List of paraphrases for "bit":

   bits, little, bitten, few, shortly, tib, digg, ilo, iittle, piece, tbi, bite, slightly, binary, low, execute, somewhat, limited

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bit

   Synonyms:
   Binary DigIT Informatics

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1. Daniel Radcliffe:

   I think I'm a tiny bit like Harry 'cos I'd like to have an owl. Yeah, that's the tiny bit, actually.

2. Tiger Woods:

   It felt good to be out there, obviously, been playing at home with my boys for a little bit of cash, but still( that is) a little bit different. Every shot counts a little bit more. ( But) Felt good.

3. Octavio Paz:

   We are condemned to kill time, thus we die bit by bit.

4. Kepler Cheuvreux analyst Dirk Becker:

   A bit of cost cutting, a bit of downsizing of investment banking, a bit of reorganization and, in order to pay for it, raise capital -- that would be very disappointing unless he pulls a rabbit out of the hat.

5. Charlie Chesbrough:

   This frenzy to acquire inventory is backing off a little bit so the price is starting to come down a little bit, that generally means that, four to eight weeks from now, on the retail side, we should see the froth come down a little bit, a little bit less upward pressure.