Synonyms for particle
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Atom — A little bit
atom, molecule, speck, mote, grain, crumb, mite, bit, iota, tittle, scrap, fleck, ace, piece, scintilla, dot, drop, jot, shred, spark, spot, hint
2. Fragment — A very small piece of matter, a fragment; especially, the smallest possible part of something
fragment, flake, chip, lump, chunk, cutting, clip, slice, hunk, snippet
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
A very small piece of matter, a fragment; especially, the smallest possible part of something.
- n. 2
A little bit.
Related words
- Word family
- part particular particulate
- Phrases
- particle board lambda particle particle accelerator cascade particle fundamental particle particle beamer particle horizon tau particle
Forms
- Plural
- particles → atoms, molecules, specks, motes…
Choose the right word
A particle is a very small part of any material substance; as, a particle of sand or of dust; it is a general term, not accurately determinate in meaning.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- atom Water has two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom.
- molecule The ammonia molecule is composed of four atoms.
- 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.
- fragment There's a tiny fragment that's broken off.
By length
- 3 letters
- bit1, ace1, dot1, jot1
- 4 letters
- drop1, spot1, chip1, clip1, hint1, atom2, lump1, mite1, hunk1, iota3, mote1
- 5 letters
- piece1, grain1, spark1, slice1, scrap1, chunk1, shred1, flake1, speck1, crumb1, fleck1
- 6 letters
- tittle2
- 7 letters
- cutting2, snippet2
- 8 letters
- molecule3, fragment2
- 9 letters
- scintilla3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (atom2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- particule
- Italiano
- particella
- Español
- partícula
- Deutsch
- Teilchen