Antonyms for
bite
To cut into something by clamping the teeth.
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All Definitions for Bite

Below are all the dictionary definitions of bite:

1To cut into something by clamping the teeth.
2To hold something by clamping one's teeth.
3To attack with the teeth.
4To behave aggressively
5To reject advances.
6To take hold
7To establish firm contact with.
8To have significant effect, often negative.
9To bite a baited hook or other lure and thus be caught.
10To accept something offered, often secretly or deceptively, to cause some action by the acceptor.
11To sting.
12To cause a smarting sensation
13To have a property which causes such a sensation
14To be pungent.
15To cause sharp pain or damage to
16To hurt or injure.
17To cause sharp pain
18To produce anguish
19To hurt or injure
20To have the property of so doing.
21To take or keep a firm hold.
22To take hold of
23To hold fast
24To adhere to.
25To lack quality
26To be worthy of derision
27To suck.
28To perform oral sex on. Used in invective.
29To plagiarize, to imitate.
30The act of biting.
31The wound left behind after having been bitten.
32The swelling of one's skin caused by an insect's mouthparts or sting.
33A piece of food of a size that would be produced by biting
34A mouthful.
35Something unpleasant.
36An act of plagiarism.
37A small meal or snack.
38Incisiveness, provocativeness, exactness.
39Aggression.
40The hold which the short end of a lever has upon the thing to be lifted, or the hold which one part of a machine has upon another.
41A cheat
42A trick
43A fraud.
44A sharper
45One who cheats.
46A blank on the edge or corner of a page, owing to a portion of the frisket, or something else, intervening between the type and paper.
47A cut, a proportion of profits
48An amount of money.
49The turn that a spin bowler imparts to a pitch.
50To deceive or defraud
51To take in.
52Ellipsis of sound bite. [(journalism, television) An extract from a speech or interview used as edited into a news or other broadcast
53An interview clip, especially seen as particularly expressive or pithy.]
54Acronym of behavior, information, thoughts, emotions (“four aspects of people's lives that a cult attempts to control”). [(uncountable) Human conduct relative to social norms.]

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What are antonyms for bite?

Common antonyms for bite. These words express opposite or contrasting meanings and can be used to create contrast in writing.

How many antonyms does bite have?

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About antonyms for bite

Finding the right antonym for bite helps writers create contrast, clarify meaning, and add depth to their work. Defined as "To cut into something by clamping the teeth.", bite has 0 opposite words that can be used to express contrasting ideas.

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