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Synonyms for snippet

24 synonyms
2 meanings

noun

Most common

piece section clip excerpt

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Excerpt — A small part of something, such as a song or fabric; sample

excerpt, clip, piece, bit, section, fragment, chunk, slice, clipping, catch, cutting, scrap, crumb, hunk, chip, lump, particle, sliver, morsel, shred, modicum, fleck

2. Snip

Definitions

n. 1
A small part of something, such as a song or fabric; sample.
From the snippet I heard of their rehearsal, they sound pretty good.
n. 2
A text file containing a relatively small amount of code, useless by itself, along with instructions for inserting that code into a larger codebase.

Related words

Word family: snippety

Forms

Plural: snippets → excerpts, clips, pieces, bits…

Example sentences

piece He showed kindness by giving me a piece of advice.
section Could you explain the last section more precisely?
clip Sami used a paper clip to unlock his handcuffs.
excerpt The students have to analyze an excerpt from the book.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
snippet		rising
piece		rising
section		falling
clip		rising
excerpt		steady

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

By length

3 letters: bit¹
4 letters: clip¹, chip¹, lump¹, hunk¹, snip¹
5 letters: piece¹, catch¹, slice¹, scrap¹, chunk¹, shred¹, crumb¹, fleck¹
6 letters: sliver², morsel²
7 letters: section², cutting², excerpt², modicum³
8 letters: particle³, fragment², clipping², snipping

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sliver² = 2 syllables).