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Synonyms for mite

  • noun

Most common

tad speck mote fleck

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Speck — anything very small; a minute object; a very little quantity or particle

speck, bit, mote, particle, grain, jot, pinch, atom, molecule, tad, fleck, ace, drop, tittle, trifle, iota, crumb, smidge, touch, dab, hint, dot

2. Rogue — A small or naughty person, or one people take pity on; rascal

rogue, scamp

Antonyms

oodles

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Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Anything very small; a minute object; a very little quantity or particle.

  2. n. 2

    A small or naughty person, or one people take pity on; rascal.

Related words

Phrases
harvest mite a mite beetle mite book mite red spider mite dust mite house dust mite itch mite
Is a kind of
arachnid arthropod bug invertebrate animal

Forms

Plural
mites → specks, bits, motes, particles…

Example sentences

  • tad Tom said he thought it was a tad risky to do that.
  • speck There wasn't even a speck of dust on the table.
  • mote One sees the mote in another's eye, but not the beam in his own eye.
  • fleck There was a fleck of dust on the windshield.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
mitefalling
tadrising
speckrising
moterising
flecksteady

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

By length

3 letters
bit1, ace1, dot1, tad1, dab1, jot1
4 letters
drop1, hint1, atom2, iota3, mote1
5 letters
touch1, grain1, rogue1, pinch1, speck1, crumb1, fleck1, scamp
6 letters
trifle2, tittle2, smidge
8 letters
particle3, molecule3

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

In other languages

Français
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