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Synonyms for iota

  • noun

Most common

shred tittle smidge scintilla

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Noun

1. Whit — A jot; a very small, insignificant quantity

scintilla, tittle, bit, shred, smidge, trace, atom, modicum, jot, ounce, speck, particle, spark, glimmer, ace, scrap, scruple, mite, grain, dot, fleck, drop

Antonyms

oodles

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Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A jot; a very small, insignificant quantity.

Forms

Plural
iotas → scintillae, tittles, bits, shreds…

Example sentences

  • shred The last shred of hope had vanished from her heart.
  • smidge Don't leave even a smidge, eat it all up.
  • scintilla There is not an iota, not a scintilla, not a hint of any real evidence.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
iotasteady
shredrising
tittlesteady
smidgesteady
scintillafalling

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

By length

3 letters
bit1, ace1, dot1, jot1
4 letters
drop1, atom2, mite1
5 letters
trace1, grain1, spark1, scrap1, ounce1, shred1, speck1, fleck1
6 letters
tittle2, smidge
7 letters
glimmer2, modicum3, scruple2
8 letters
particle3
9 letters
scintilla3

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