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Synonyms for flyspeck

  • noun

Most common

grain ace dot particle

All synonyms

Noun

1. Drop — anything tiny or insignificant

bit, drop, spot, grain, ace, dot, particle, scrap, ounce, pinch, atom, molecule, dab, mite, speck, crumb, iota, jot, modicum, mote, fleck, tittle

Antonyms

oodles

All antonyms of flyspeck →

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Anything tiny or insignificant.

    We passed through some flyspeck town, barely more than a gas station and a stoplight, but I never saw the name.

Forms

Plural
flyspecks → bits, drops, spots, grains…

Example sentences

  • grain The wood grain in Brazilian rosewood is beautiful.
  • ace The relief pitcher was no substitute for the ace.
  • dot In Lojban, the dot "." is a pause or glottal stop.
  • particle The Higgs boson has been called the God particle.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
flyspecksteady
grainfalling
acesteady
dotrising
particlefalling

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

By length

3 letters
bit1, ace1, dot1, dab1, jot1
4 letters
drop1, spot1, atom2, mite1, iota3, mote1
5 letters
grain1, scrap1, ounce1, pinch1, speck1, crumb1, fleck1
6 letters
tittle2
7 letters
modicum3
8 letters
particle3, molecule3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (atom2 = 2 syllables).