Synonyms of atom

atom

noun

ˈa-təm 

as in particle

a very small piece

give me just one atom of information about the novel's surprise ending

Synonyms & Similar Words

• particle
• speck
• molecule
• fleck
• bit
• grain
• patch
• snippet
• scrap
• crumb
• mouthful
• granule
• shred
• mote
• sliver
• fragment
• nubbin
• lick
• tittle
• morsel
• drop
• nugget
• dribble
• fraction
• scruple
• bite
• snip
• trace
• flyspeck
• portion
• shard
• whisper
• section
• iota
• dash
• ounce
• pinch
• whit
• halfpenny
• minim
• touch
• streak
• splinter
• taste
• suspicion
• nibble
• jot
• part
• nutshell
• smidgen
• ace
• chip
• mite
• strain
• modicum
• kenning
• flake
• clipping
• spot
• smidgin
• smidgeon
• dab
• haet
• tidbit
• titbit
• smatter
• driblet
• smidge
• paring
• ha'penny
• shiver
• shaving
• smithereens

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• slab
• chunk
• lump
• quantity
• mass
• volume
• mountain
• barrel
• abundance
• hunk
• bucket
• deal
• gob
• stack
• wealth
• pile
• loads
• bushel
• pot
• raft
• heaps
• profusion
• peck
• wad
• scads

Examples of atom in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Another record that hit around the same time was the Beatles’ Abbey Road, which, weirdly, also has a lot of classical music atoms. —Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 4 Sep. 2024

In the Martian atmosphere, water molecules are broken down into their constituent atoms by ultraviolet energy streaming in from the sun. —Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 6 Sep. 2024

As its name implies, these devices focus on the vibrations from a single nucleus as opposed to those of the larger atom. —Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 5 Sep. 2024

Scientists use a laser to bathe a cesium atom with photons. —Quanta Magazine, 4 Sep. 2024