Synonyms of morsel

morsel

noun

ˈmȯr-səl 

1

as in mouthful

a small piece or quantity of food

the chef's cuisine is so good that diners will want to savor every morsel

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mouthful
• bite
• taste
• nibble
• tidbit
• nugget
• snack
• bit
• chew
• nosh
• crumb
• appetizer
• medallion
• gulp
• canapé
• noisette
• snippet
• swallow
• shred
• fleck
• collop
• mote
• smidgen
• particle
• speck
• sprinkling
• hint
• lick
• dribble
• scruple
• dash
• lap
• suspicion
• pinch
• touch
• nubbin
• tittle
• snip
• driblet
• scrap
• spot
• dab
• swig
• drop
• trace
• hors d'oeuvre

2

as in speck

a very small piece

searching for any morsel of useful information

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

3

as in cipher

a person of no importance or influence

a morsel like her wouldn't last a week in the rough-and-tumble world of Wall Street

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cipher
• nobody
• insect
• dwarf
• lightweight
• nothing
• number
• zero
• half-pint
• twerp
• inferior
• whippersnapper
• pygmy
• zilch
• puppet
• pip-squeak
• insignificancy
• nonentity
• nullity
• snippersnapper
• least
• no-name
• noncelebrity
• reject
• obscurity
• mediocrity
• nonperson
• outcast
• figurehead
• pariah
• unperson

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• personage
• somebody
• eminence
• figure
• nabob
• magnate
• chief
• head
• lead
• big wheel
• leader
• kingpin
• VIP
• notable
• star
• personality
• celebrity
• planet
• authority
• bigwig
• superstar
• power
• kahuna
• luminary
• big shot
• superior
• party
• great power

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of morsel

In the last three centuries, scholars have unearthed a few morsels—a description in an old poem of a similar tapestry; some rare Scandinavian textiles—that provide at least fragmentary context for the artifact’s existence. — John Phipps, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026

Tempt even the most stubborn cat with these morsels made from real chicken. — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 27 July 2026

Fed chair Kevin Warsh seems determined not to engage in a constant narrative about the direction of interest rates, but investors continue to hunt for any morsel of information. — Liz Napolitano,hugh Leask,lee Ying Shan,lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 30 June 2026

This decadent cocoa cookie dough is complemented by vanilla notes from the premier white candy morsels, creating a sweet pitch-perfect duet. — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 12 June 2026