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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breakfasts

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verb

present tense third-person singular of breakfast

as in lunches

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Recent Examples of breakfasts

Noun

Customers ordered full English breakfasts and Guinnesses and sang national anthems. — Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026 This small downtown counter serves classic Midwestern diner breakfasts in a no-frills setting. — Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 23 July 2026 Momma’s Pancake Breakfast Fans and employees agree—the pancake breakfasts at Cracker Barrel are bar none. — Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 19 July 2026 By mixing and matching protein shakes, bars, snacks and coffee favorites, shoppers can create convenient breakfasts and snacks that fit both their nutrition goals and their wallets. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson july 16, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2026 Food and drink Days here start at Rice Kitchen, the all-day diner doling out breakfasts of avocado toast with roast tomatoes and white asparagus, and fruit- and flower-topped little bowls of yogurt from Da Lat. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026 Evans’ breakfasts and lunches were fresh and homestyle, but her talent as a caterer didn’t translate into the boxy space. — Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026 If approved, the state would have a constitutional mandate to provide free lunches and breakfasts for all K-12 public school students. — Kirk McClure, Fortune, 14 July 2026 Farro, buckwheat and oats also add protein to bowls, breakfasts and side dishes. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson july 9, Sacbee.com, 9 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for breakfasts

Noun

At dinners, someone would mention a founder; nods were followed by anecdotes of a charming visionary.

— Henrik Landgren, Fortune, 29 July 2026
While hotel dinners are not usually my first choice in a great food city like Amsterdam, the leafy setting of the Garden Terrace made an evening of truffle flatbreads and scallop carpaccio worth staying in.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 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

Other sites, like Biddle Air National Guard Base in Pennsylvania, have regular meetings of advisory boards that allow neighbors to meet the military officials leading the cleanup.

— Austin Fast, USA Today, 26 July 2026
Township boards would locate these so as to best facilitate the daily travel by students on foot or horseback.

— Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 26 July 2026

Definition of boards

Noun

Anne Hath-a-will and Anne Hath-a-way to enjoy theater snacks, just not the most iconic one.

— Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 22 July 2026
The cafeteria-style trays and displays here are loaded with red-bean buns, bacon epi breads and other sweet and savory handheld snacks that’d fit right in at a park function.

— Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 21 July 2026

Definition of snacks

Noun

Large-format digital displays in high-dwell locations deliver concentrated attention that fragmented feeds cannot match, now measurable with more of the rigor buyers expect from digital advertising.

— Denys Kanel, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
As the midterm elections kick into gear after Labor Day, Americans’ social feeds will be flooded with political videos.

— Max Tani, semafor.com, 27 July 2026

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