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nit

The word “nit” has 1 syllable: nit

It's pronounced as /nɪt/

What is synonym and antonym for nit?

In the thesaurus, “nit” has 143 synonyms and 12 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for nit along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for nit

Antonyms for nit

  • brain
  • genius
  • intellect
  • intellectual
  • polymath
  • renaissance man
  • sage
  • sharpie
  • sharpy
  • thinker
  • whiz
  • wizard

Meanings of nit

  • noun
    1. The egg of a louse.
    2. A young louse.
    3. A head louse regardless of its age.
    4. A fool, a nitwit.
    5. A nitpicker.
    6. A minor shortcoming.
    7. A candela per square meter.
    8. A spirit in Burmese mythology, whose cult is followed alongside Buddhism.
    9. A logarithmic unit of information or entropy, based on natural logarithms.

Example Sentences

  • She found a single nit stuck to a strand of hair.
  • The comb is specially designed to remove every nit.
  • Spotting a nit early can help stop an infestation.
  • A nit may hatch within a week if it isn’t removed.
  • They checked each child’s head carefully for any nit.

On this page you'll find 155 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to nit, such as: airhead, beast, berk, birdbrain, blockhead, bonehead, booby.

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