Synonyms for bit
bɪtbit

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

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

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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How to use bit in a sentence?

1. French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius:

   Others say it would be a bit contradictory to say, on the one hand, Minsk is being applied and on the other hand we are going to go (extend sanctions) until the end of year.

2. Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu:

   If we had delayed a bit more (in launching operations), their intention was to launch a much more comprehensive civil war.

3. California Rory McIlroy:

   A couple of things in Dubai I wasn't quite happy with, so I worked on those in Florida last week, i tweaked my driver a little bit. I felt like I was struggling to turn it over from right-to-left, so I put the loft up. I felt like the rest of my game was in pretty good shape.

4. Felix Herrmann:

   The Eurogroup meeting in Riga showed Varoufakis was more or less isolated and it seems that Tsipras has understood that, the market is a bit relieved...(that) his influence has decreased.

5. Justin Rose:

   The putter wasn't quite as warm today as it was yesterday. Took a bit of a day off, i felt like I had to have a day where I pieced everything together to win.