Synonyms for crumb
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Morsel — A bit, small amount
morsel, bit, particle, scrap, piece, sliver, speck, grain, mustard seed, spot, fleck, sprinkle, drop, shred, smidge, mite, speckle, modicum, ounce, scintilla, molecule, tittle
2. Slice — A small piece of any other solid substance
slice, chip, lump, chunk, cutting, hunk, crumbling, fragment, snippet, clip, flake
3. Bum
bum, low-life, rat, so-and-so, stinker, skunk US, puke, git, stinkpot, scumbag vulgar, rotter slang UK AU
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
A small piece of any other solid substance.
- n. 2
A bit, small amount.
- n. 3
A nobody; a worthless person.
- n. 4
A small piece which breaks off from baked food (such as cake, biscuit or bread).
The pigeons were happily pecking at crumbs of bread on the ground.
Related words
- Word family
- crumble crumblet crummy crumpet crumple
- Phrases
- crumb up crumb crusher crumb snatcher
Forms
- Plural
- crumbs → morsels, bits, particles, scraps…
Example sentences
- piece He showed kindness by giving me a piece of advice.
- speck There wasn't even a speck of dust on the table.
- sliver There's a sliver of hope in this week's news, at least.
- morsel I tasted a morsel of pie and it was delicious.
- slice I think I still have a slice of pizza in the oven.
- crumbling Pepe felt his life crumbling down at his feet.
By length
- 3 letters
- bit1, rat1, bum1, git1
- 4 letters
- drop1, spot1, chip1, clip1, lump1, puke1, mite1, hunk1
- 5 letters
- piece1, bread1, grain1, slice1, loser2, scrap1, ounce1, chunk1, shred1, flake1, skunk1, speck1, fleck1
- 6 letters
- sliver2, morsel2, tittle2, smidge, rotter2, quidam
- 7 letters
- cutting2, scumbag2, snippet2, modicum3, stinker, speckle2
- 8 letters
- particle3, molecule3, fragment2, sprinkle2, stinkpot, crumblet
- 9 letters
- crumbling3, scintilla3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (loser2 = 2 syllables).