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bit

[bit] / bɪt /
NOUN
tiny piece
Synonyms
STRONGEST
dose fragment item part portion sample shard slice sliver snippet taste trace
STRONG
atom butt chip chunk crumb dab dash division dollop dot driblet droplet end excerpt flake fraction grain iota jot lick lump mite modicum moiety molecule morsel niggle parcel particle peanuts pinch scale scintilla scrap section segment share shaving shred smidgen snatch snip specimen speck splinter sprinkling stub stump tittle trickle
WEAK
chicken feed
Antonyms
STRONGEST
entirety lot whole
STRONG
agreement glob
NOUN
short period of time
Synonyms
STRONGEST
moment while
STRONG
instant jiffy minute second space spell stretch tick
WEAK
little while
NOUN
computer information
Synonyms
STRONG
data
WEAK
0's and 1's binary digit binary unit zeros and ones

Example Sentences

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It’s not strictly necessary, but it helps quite a bit and provides better access to the rest of the Bay Area.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

“Either that’s for you or for your teammates, but continue to be aggressive. … I’m a Swiss Army knife, so kind of do a little bit of everything.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

“I’m a little bit skeptical of a line you hear a lot of—wait and see—because I think you have to be clear what you’re expecting to see,” Pill said Friday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

"We had to write the bike off which was a bit of a shocker for them," the 48-year-old said.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

I laugh, and he leans toward me, just a tiny bit.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

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