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Synonyms for bite

23 synonyms
3 meanings

noun
verb

Most common

tang spiciness pungency chew snap sting mouthful morsel

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Tang

tang, spiciness, sharpness, pungency, raciness rare

2. Snack

collation, snack dated

3. Chew

chew, chomp, gnaw, champ

Other

sting, morsel, mouthful, snap, smart, snitch, scrap

Verb

nibble, take the bait, nip, prick, born

Definitions

n. 1
The act of biting.
n. 2
The wound left behind after having been bitten.
That snake bite really hurts!
n. 3
The swelling of one's skin caused by an insect's mouthparts or sting.
After just one night in the jungle I was covered with mosquito bites.
v. 1
To cut into something by clamping the teeth.
As soon as you bite that sandwich, you'll know how good it is.

Related words

Word family: biting bitter biteproof bite-sized bitey bit
Phrases: bite me bite off bite my ass sound bite bite the dust claiming bite mating bite mosquito bite

Forms

Plural: bites → tangs, spicinesses, sharpnesses, pungencies…
Past participle: bit
e.g. bit → nibbled, nipped, pricked, bornt…

Example sentences

tang Citrus adds a nice tang to a salad dressing.
spiciness This has moderate spiciness but arouses appetite.
chew My dentist recommended that I chew sugar-free gum.
snap Snap out of it! You haven't done a thing all week.
sting I remember the sting, both physical and emotional.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
bite		rising
tang		rising
spiciness		rising
pungency		steady
chew		rising
snap		rising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters: nip¹
4 letters: born¹, snap¹, chew¹, tang¹, gnaw¹
5 letters: smart¹, snack¹, champ¹, scrap¹, sting¹, prick¹, chomp¹
6 letters: snitch¹, nibble², morsel²
8 letters: mouthful², pungency, raciness³
9 letters: sharpness², collation, spiciness

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (nibble² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: morsure
Italiano: morsicatura
Español: mordedura
Deutsch: Biss
Català: mossegada