snip | Definition of snip

snip

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of snip

1 a very small piece

cleared out the snips of paper that had been clogging the machine

Synonyms of snip

atom, bit, crumb, dribble, fleck, flyspeck, grain, granule, molecule, morsel, mote, nubbin, nugget, particle, patch, scrap, scruple, snippet, speck, tittle

Words Related to snip

ace, dab, dash, driblet, drop, fraction, haet [chiefly Scottish], halfpenny, ha'penny, iota, jot, kenning [chiefly Scottish], lick, minim, mite, modicum, nutshell, ounce, pinch, shred, smatter, smidgen (also smidgeon), spot, strain, streak, suspicion, taste, touch, trace, whisper, whit

bite, mouthful, nibble, tidbit (also titbit)

fragment, part, portion, section

chip, flake, shard, shiver, sliver, splinter

clipping, paring, shaving

Near Antonyms of snip

chunk, gob, hunk, lump, slab

abundance, barrel, bucket, bushel, deal, heaps, loads, mass, mountain, peck, pile, pot, profusion, quantity, raft, scads, stack, volume, wad, wealth

2 British something bought or offered for sale at a desirable price

that antique urn that we bought at London's Portobello Road Market was a real snip

Synonyms of snip

bargain, buy, deal, pennyworth, steal

Words Related to snip

clearance, closeout, markdown

bonus, freebie (or freebee), gift, giveaway, premium, present

Near Antonyms of snip

gouging, overcharge, rip-off, soaking

markup, surcharge

extravagance, luxury