Deal
Deal noun - A considerable amount.
Usage example: there is a great deal of waste in government
Nip
Nip noun - A very small amount.
Usage example: I'll have just a nip of your sandwich
How words are described
| good | good deal | good nip |
| small | small deal | small nip |
| little | little deal | little nip |
| bad | bad deal | bad nip |
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Far better to nip a bad page in the bud than have to deal with a site cluttered up with The Same but More articles and subjective natter.
Source: Administrivia / YKTTW Guidelines
Cite this Source
Nip and Deal. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/deal/nip
Deal & Nip. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/deal/nip>.
Nip or Deal. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/deal/nip.
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