Synonyms of smithereens

smithereens

plural noun

as in shred

informal small broken pieces

The car was blown to smithereens when its gas tank exploded.

The vase was smashed to smithereens.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shred
• fragment
• splinter
• bit
• atom
• chip
• shard
• flake
• smack
• sliver
• splash
• peanuts
• sprinkling
• scrap
• modicum
• ounce
• spatter
• semblance
• smidgeon
• jot
• ray
• ace
• whit
• smidgin
• smidgen
• shiver
• spark
• scintilla
• lick
• minimum
• dash
• syllable
• iota
• smidge
• particle
• tad
• touch
• glimmer
• dab
• speck
• molecule
• vestige
• fleck
• grain
• dram
• crumb
• nip
• scattering
• little
• streak
• minim
• strain
• driblet
• dot
• part
• mote
• mite
• suspicion
• smell
• tittle
• skosh
• drop
• scruple
• soupçon
• granule
• spot
• snap
• section
• shade
• pinch
• hoot
• hint
• patch
• bite
• flyspeck
• handful
• portion
• morsel
• smattering
• shadow
• taste
• nibble
• trace
• nubbin
• dose
• smatter
• shaving
• shot
• clipping
• paring
• tatter

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• slab
• lump
• chunk
• hunk

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of smithereens

Eleven also defeated another one by blowing it to smithereens with her powers, blasting herself into the Upside Down in the process. —Evan Romano, Men's Health, 25 May 2022

Somewhere in the universe, at least once a second, a massive star goes supernova, blowing to smithereens with the intensity of an entire galaxy’s worth of shining stars. —Dolly Setton, Discover Magazine, 30 July 2014

So at least one expensive prototype needs to get smashed to smithereens, while its dummy passengers survive. —Christina Reed, Discover Magazine, 25 July 2017

Helming is betting on plasma torch technology that heats rock to about 6,000 degrees Celsius, blasting it to smithereens, as the solution. —Wired, 13 Aug. 2022

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