Modicum

/ˈmɒdɪkəm/

Synonyms for "modicum" (149 found)

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Determiner(1 words)

a bit

ace allotment allowance atombig endbigger halfbit bite budget butt chip chunk clip clipping collop commission contingent crumb cut cutting

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dab damn dash deal destiny dividend dole dollop

Noun(1 words)

bit

Strong matches (45)

dot dram dribble driblet drop dwarf endequal sharefarthing fate fleck flyspeck fragment gob gobbet grain granule groat hair half

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halver handful helping hint hunk interest iota jot littlelittle bitlot lota lump measure meed mess minim minimum minutiae mite moiety

Noun(3 words)

glimmer handsful iota

Verb(1 words)

leave a trace

Related words (74)

molecule morsel mote nutshell ounce paring part particle pebble percentage piece pinch pittance point portion proportion quantum quotarake offrake-off

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rasher ration scintilla scoop scrap scruple segment shade shard share shaving shiver shred slice sliversmall sharesmidgen smidgin smitch smithereen snack snatch snip snippet spark speck splinter spoonful spot stake stitch stock stump suggestion syllable tatter thimbleful tingetiny bittittle touch trifletrifling amounttrivia whit whoop

Determiner(1 words)

more physical trace

Noun(6 words)

pennyworth shred speck teaspoonfuls thimblefuls trace

Adjective(1 words)

slight amount

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4 relation types

More general

5 entries

amount measure quantitysmall indefinite amountsmall indefinite quantity

More specific

5 entries

iotascant amountshred speck trace

Collocations

5 entries

modicum of cautionmodicum of doubtmodicum of evidencemodicum of restraintmodicum of truth

Inflections

1 entries

modicums

Sample sentences

15 total sentences available.

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As George Bush has amply demonstrated, being president of the U.S. requires only a modicum of intelligence.

Source: tatoeba (1165535)

Tom doesn't even have a modicum of common sense.

Source: tatoeba (9762498)

Could you please show at least a modicum of decency while the Jacksons are here?

Source: tatoeba (9762532)

Unable to garner even a modicum of support for his plan, he conceded to follow the others.

Source: wiktionary

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