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Synonyms for mote

22 synonyms
1 antonym

noun

Most common

particle mite speck fleck

All synonyms

Noun

speck, particle, atom, mite, bit, spot, fleck, molecule, sliver, pinch, dot, drop, iota, dab, scruple, smidge, modicum, corpuscle, jot, scrap, ace, crumb

Antonyms

All antonyms of mote →

Definitions

n. 1
A small particle; a speck.

Forms

Plural: motes → specks, particles, atoms, mites…

Example sentences

particle The Higgs boson has been called the God particle.
mite Ziri has a spider mite infestation.
speck There wasn't even a speck of dust on the table.
fleck There was a fleck of dust on the windshield.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
mote		rising
particle		falling
mite		falling
speck		rising
fleck		steady

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
5 letters: scrap¹, pinch¹, speck¹, crumb¹, fleck¹
6 letters: sliver², smidge
7 letters: modicum³, scruple²
8 letters: particle³, molecule³
9 letters: corpuscle

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