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a bit

ADJECTIVE
some
Synonyms
STRONGEST
a few any
WEAK
a little part of
ADVERB
rather
Synonyms
STRONGEST
a little comparatively fairly kind of pretty quite relatively slightly somewhat
WEAK
averagely enough in a certain degree more or less passably ratherish reasonably so-so some something sort of to some degree to some extent tolerably
Antonyms
WEAK
extremely insignificantly little violently
DETERMINER
any
Synonyms
STRONGEST
all each either several
WEAK
a little each and every in general part of whatever

Example Sentences

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The race, which is held every Easter Monday, began as a bit of banter between men in a local pub.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Amid a stagnant crypto market, that just might be enough to boost Bitcoin prices a bit higher.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

“If you didn’t have a type A personality and if you weren’t a bit of a perfectionist, you weren’t going to be a partner at Cravath,” Widen said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Before Rowan knows it, Mag has moved in and made herself comfortable, but already seems a bit overbearing, organizing girls’ nights and declaring herself “Mag the hag.”

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

Anna pointed her toe at a bit of ground.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.