What is another word for smattering?
178 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ smˈatəɹɪŋ], [ smˈatəɹɪŋ], [ s_m_ˈa_t_ə_ɹ_ɪ_ŋ]
Smattering is a word that is frequently used in English language to refer to a small or insufficient amount of something. It is often used to describe knowledge, language proficiency, or experience. However, there are several synonyms for this word that may be more appropriate depending on the context of the sentence. For example, some synonyms for smattering include: a little, a bit, a smidgen, a pinch, a shred, and a fragment. Other synonyms include a modicum, a sliver, a tinge, a speck, and a glimmer. Each of these synonyms conveys the idea of a small or insufficient amount, but can help avoid repetition in writing and speech.
Synonyms for Smattering:
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adj.
• handful -
n.
• cognition • fewness • hint • small amount • sprinkling • tinge • touch -
pron.
• few Other synonyms:
- hint .
Other relevant words:
- Blabbing ,
- Busying ,
- Clacking ,
- Dabbling ,
- Dallying ,
- Dilettantism ,
- Fooling ,
- Gibbering ,
- Gurgling ,
- Loitering ,
- Occupying ,
- Paddling ,
- Pottering ,
- Prating ,
- Puttering ,
- Sciolism ,
- Sophomoric ,
- Strick ,
- Tinkering ,
- amateur ,
- amateurish ,
- amateurism ,
- any ,
- apprehension ,
- babbling ,
- bewilderment ,
- bit ,
- blabbering ,
- blathering ,
- blethering ,
- blithering ,
- bubbling ,
- bunch ,
- burbling ,
- cast ,
- chattering ,
- coquetry ,
- couple ,
- dalliance ,
- dash ,
- discernment ,
- drop ,
- few ,
- fiddling ,
- fistful ,
- flirtation ,
- fooling around ,
- fraction ,
- fragment ,
- gabbling ,
- gleam ,
- glimmering ,
- glimpse ,
- grab bar ,
- half-assed ,
- half-baked ,
- half-cocked ,
- hand hold ,
- idea ,
- idling ,
- immature ,
- imperfect knowledge ,
- incapacity ,
- intimation ,
- introduction ,
- jerking off ,
- kidding around ,
- lick ,
- look ,
- maundering ,
- messing around ,
- monkeying ,
- monkeying around ,
- piddling ,
- piece ,
- piffling ,
- pinch ,
- pistol grip ,
- playing ,
- playing around ,
- prattling ,
- rippling ,
- sample ,
- scatter ,
- scattering ,
- scintilla ,
- scrap ,
- shade ,
- shadow ,
- shallow ,
- shallowness ,
- shattering ,
- shivering ,
- shred ,
- sip ,
- smack ,
- smacking ,
- small indefinite amount ,
- small indefinite quantity ,
- smatter ,
- smell ,
- smidgen ,
- snatch ,
- soupcon ,
- spark ,
- spatter ,
- spattering ,
- sprinkle ,
- suggestion ,
- sup ,
- superficial ,
- superficiality ,
- suspicion ,
- talking ,
- tang ,
- taste ,
- taster ,
- tattling ,
- thought ,
- tincture ,
- tinge ,
- touch ,
- toying ,
- trace ,
- trifle ,
- trifling ,
- uncertainty .
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How to use "Smattering" in context?
Smattering is a type of grammar in which a word or phrase is used where it is not the main verb or object. An example of smattering is "I sprinkled some seed on the soil.
Hyponym for Smattering:
n.
-
cognition
apprehension, understanding, savvy, discernment.
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cognition
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