Synonyms for smidge
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Iota — chiefly in the form a smidgen of, a very small amount or quantity; a bit, a trace
bit, pinch, dash, trifle, ounce, drop, dab, iota, touch, scintilla, shred, crumb, fleck, grain, morsel, spot, dot, scruple, mote, dram, tittle, ace
2. Pip-squeak — chiefly in the form a smidgen of a, a very small or insignificant person or thing; also, an instance of such…
Definitions
- n. 1
Chiefly in the form a smidgen of: a very small amount or quantity; a bit, a trace.
Move it a smidgen to the right.
- n. 2
Chiefly in the form a smidgen of a: a very small or insignificant person or thing; also, an instance of such a person or thing.
Related words
- Other spellings
- smidgen smidgeon smidgin
Forms
- Plural
- smidges → bits, pinches, dashes, trifles…
Example sentences
- ounce An ounce of practice is worth a pound of precept.
- dab Kansas is smack dab in the middle of the US.
- iota Hurricane Iota has strengthened to a Category 5 storm.
- trifle He said he wanted to put an end to such a trifle.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| smidge | steady | |
| ounce | steady | |
| dab | rising | |
| iota | steady | |
| trifle | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- bit1, ace1, dot1, dab1
- 4 letters
- drop1, spot1, dash1, iota3, dram1, mote1
- 5 letters
- touch1, grain1, pinch1, ounce1, dwarf1, shred1, crumb1, fleck1
- 6 letters
- shorty2, midget2, trifle2, morsel2, tittle2
- 7 letters
- scruple2
- 9 letters
- scintilla3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (iota3 = 3 syllables).