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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In a bit of good news, a narrower measure of inflation that omits volatile food and energy costs, known as the core PCE, rose 0.2%.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

Here’s a bit of Dodgers trivia for the bandwagon fans in our midst: Who was the manager before Dave Roberts?

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

"As you do better at Grand Slams and get more money, everything off the court becomes a bit easier and helps you on the court."

From BBC • May 27, 2026

Investors may have to hunt a bit to find more-or-less pure plays in the grid space.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

We’d taken a bowl of his water and a few of his leaves back to boil for a bit of soup.

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

a bit

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