BREAKFASTS Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

breakfasts 1 of 2

noun

plural of breakfast

as in dinners

the first meal of the day a big/good/hearty breakfast

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2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of breakfast

as in lunches

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Noun

Additional guidance emphasizes that protein-rich breakfasts play a vital role in weight management and appetite regulation compared with carbohydrate-heavy alternatives. — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2026 Families who wait until the night before school starts often find themselves with overtired kids, skipped breakfasts and stressful mornings that set a rough tone for the first week. — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2026 The two, Warsh told the Senate, talk often between the weekly breakfasts that have long been on the Fed chairman and Treasury secretary's schedules. — Matt Peterson, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026 Amanda and Isaac Toups’ nonprofit, Toups Family Meal, delivers free breakfasts and lunches to hundreds of children each week. — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2026 That quickly expanded to include customized lunches and breakfasts that Shaw prepared and brought to the team facility each day during the season. — Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 31 July 2026 Called Demi, this new restaurant, which opened roughly two weeks ago in a quiet corner of downtown Palo Alto, offers sit-down service with Japanese breakfasts, lunches and dinners, blending Japanese and Western flavors — with Californian flair. — Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 30 July 2026 The solution might involve an earlier bedtime, a new morning routine, or customized breakfasts. — Sarah Lindenfeld Hall, Parents, 27 July 2026 Customers ordered full English breakfasts and Guinnesses and sang national anthems. — Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for breakfasts

Noun

The source points out that the Line Sheet dinners that Sherman hosts have struggled to attract luxury advertisers.

— Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 19 Aug. 2026
Children run in and out and dinners stretch around a dining table that seats sixteen.

— Sara Ruffin Costello, Architectural Digest, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of dinners

Noun

Changes to school lunches These school nutrition directors were surveyed in October 2025, and since then, additional factors may threaten the robustness of school lunch programs.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
Those types of lunches were later served on lunch wagons and, finally, in restaurants like Ono Hawaiian BBQ.

— Jake Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2025

Definition of lunches

Noun

These come with two servings in a box (two egg bites per serving), in Uncured Bacon & Gruyère or Egg White & Roasted Red Pepper.

— Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 29 May 2026
For beer, that generally means one to two 12-ounce servings a day for men and one 12-ounce serving a day for women.

— Dallas Morning News, Dallas Morning News, 5 Feb. 2026

Definition of servings

Noun

Instead, Gruver steers people toward solid-wood accent tables, side chairs, and case goods such as dressers and buffets.

— Rachel Silva, Martha Stewart, 14 Aug. 2026
Guests can enjoy its signature Morning Table breakfast buffet, as well as popular Friday seafood buffets, Saturday prime rib dinners and Sunday brunch.

— Evan Moore August 4, Charlotte Observer, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of buffets

Noun

This is not a medical spa and therefore there is no nutrition concept, but healthful snacks like fruit grown on property and nuts are available in the changing spaces, hydrotherapy zone and the relaxation rooms.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Aug. 2026
Though many students opt for university meal plans, late night snacks and quick breakfasts are appreciated.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of snacks

Noun

Over the past several years, competitors across the industry have expanded their morning lineups to include egg bites, Greek yogurt parfaits and customizable meat options as diners demand higher protein counts.

— Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2026
West Nile virus spreads through the bites of infected mosquitoes.

— Jessie Baltaxe, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of bites

Noun

Behind the girl’s mother stood several parents, each of whom held up a handwritten banner emblazoned with the names of nearly 400 other children and teens who died after becoming consumed by their social media feeds.

— Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026
Every camera in the network logs a vehicle’s plate, location and timestamp, and participating agencies can query each other's feeds.

— Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

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