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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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Under sunny skies, actor and reality TV personality Lisa Rinna brought humor and a bit of bite to a 10:30 a.m. conversation on the festival’s main stage.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

But for every poorly aged joke, there’s a gag or a bit of veiled social commentary that’s surprisingly progressive for its time.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2026

We’ve been through quite a bit with this president of ours.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026

Now that I had a bit of a handle on it, I wanted to get a sense for what Xu called the “true underground scene.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

“She’s a bit like Gran,” I told Karl, trying to explain her state of mind to him as best I could.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo