iota

Exam frequency

Banks

medium

Civil Services

medium

Meaning(s)

an extremely small amount

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iota - bit

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An ‘iota’ is a scarcely detectable amount of something. The word is typically used to emphasize the lack of something and implies a sense of frustration or disappointment. It is most commonly encountered in a professional context and is usually preceded by either ‘one’ or ‘an’.

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Synonyms shred,scintilla,particle
Antonyms abundance,quantity,surplus

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  1. Adam said that the data loss was due to Maria’s mishandling of the transfer, but I haven’t seen one iota of evidence to back up his claim.

  2. My son will not take over my business when I retire. He does not even have an iota of interest in running a shop.

  3. I knew they were making the wrong decision, but nothing I said seemed to make an iota of difference.

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