Synonyms for sliver
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Speck — A small amount of something; a drop in the bucket; a shred
speck, piece, bit, morsel, modicum, shred, ounce, crumb, scrap, mote, shiver, particle, morceau, chunk, fleck, smidge, scintilla, lump, fragment, pinch, hunk, iota
3. Spill — A long piece cut or rent off; a sharp, slender fragment. Specifically, a splinter caught under the skin
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
A long piece cut or rent off; a sharp, slender fragment.
- n. 2
A long piece cut or rent off; a sharp, slender fragment. Specifically, a splinter caught under the skin.
- n. 3
A small amount of something; a drop in the bucket; a shred.
- n. 4
A strand, or slender roll, of cotton or other fiber in a loose, untwisted state, produced by a carding machine and ready for the roving or slubbing which precedes spinning.
Related words
- Word family
- slivery slither
- Phrases
- sliver moon
Forms
- Plural
- slivers → specks, pieces, bits, morsels…
Example sentences
- piece He showed kindness by giving me a piece of advice.
- speck There wasn't even a speck of dust on the table.
- modicum Tom doesn't even have a modicum of common sense.
- morsel I tasted a morsel of pie and it was delicious.
By length
- 3 letters
- bit1
- 4 letters
- lump1, hunk1, iota3, mote1
- 5 letters
- piece1, slice1, scrap1, ounce1, pinch1, spill1, chunk1, shred1, speck1, crumb1, shard1, fleck1, spelk
- 6 letters
- shiver2, morsel2, paring2, smidge
- 7 letters
- shaving2, modicum3, morceau
- 8 letters
- particle3, fragment2, splinter2
- 9 letters
- scintilla3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (iota3 = 3 syllables).