Synonyms for whit

Most common

iota · mote · tittle · scintilla

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Noun

Antonyms

oodles

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Definitions

1. n. 1

   The smallest part or particle imaginable; an iota.

Forms

Plural

whits → iotas, tittles, bits, scintillae…

Example sentences

• iota Hurricane Iota has strengthened to a Category 5 storm.
• mote One sees the mote in another's eye, but not the beam in his own eye.
• scintilla There is not an iota, not a scintilla, not a hint of any real evidence.

Popularity over time

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

By length

3 letters

bit¹, ace¹, jot¹

4 letters

atom², mite¹, iota³, hoot¹, mote¹

5 letters

grain¹, scrap¹, shred¹, speck¹, fleck¹

6 letters

trifle², tittle², smidge

7 letters

thought¹, modicum³, scruple²

8 letters

particle³, farthing²

9 letters

scintilla³

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