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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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When everyone wants to get out, everyone gets only a bit of their money.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

I’ll circle back to this story in a bit, but first, about that debate.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026

This effort to cover market included other low-cost carriers such as Breeze, Avelo and Frontier, which have typically priced a bit higher than Spirit.

From Barron's • May 9, 2026

But part of her appeal, for now, is that she offers a bit of breathing space - a feeling that in between all the performance and construction, something unforced still survives.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

I know I’ve been a bit distracted, but for the most part I’ve been getting my work done.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam