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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verb

present tense third-person singular of breakfast

as in lunches

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Recent Examples of breakfasts

Noun

Neighbors hosted pancake breakfasts and spaghetti nights to raise money for lawyers. — Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026 If approved, the state would have a constitutional mandate to provide free lunches and breakfasts for all K-12 public school students. — Jeffrey Anvari-Clark, The Conversation, 10 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 Livermore Mayor John Marchand remembered eating breakfasts with Haggerty at the Livermore cafe Mornings on First earlier this year, just weeks before Haggerty was scheduled for a lung transplant. — Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 6 July 2026 The menu includes United Kingdom staples such as shepherd’s pie and giant breakfasts that feature black pudding — a fancy word for a savory sausage mixed with blood. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 2 July 2026 My favorite dining experience however remained our in-room breakfasts, set up by the window overlooking Waterloo. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 July 2026 YouTube launched a Creator Club for the first time, running welcome breakfasts and brand speed dating lunches while Pinterest hosted feed worthy DIY builds and a tattoo parlor. — Taylor Reilly, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 The White Doe Inn completes your small-town experience with homemade multi-course breakfasts on its generous porch and complimentary cruisers to take around town. — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 27 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for breakfasts

Noun

Other gifts included thousand-dollar wine bottles, Bvlgari watches and extravagant dinners.

— Kalia Richardson, USA Today, 14 July 2026
Fifth Avenue shopping, museums, long lunches, and late dinners all fall easily into place from there.

— Rafael Peña, Miami Herald, 13 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

Stepping aboard a cruise ship often feels like entering a floating city, complete with endless buffets, poolside cocktails, and attentive staff ready to cater to your every possible need.

— Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 3 July 2026
Disney also offers free soda and other non-acoholic drinks on the pool deck, in dining rooms and buffets, and in the teens club - a benefit that would generally bring an extra fee on competing cruise lines.

— Scott Laird, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026

Definition of buffets

Noun

Dining The Pennsylvanian features a cafe, where travelers can grab breakfast, lunch, and dinner, along with snacks and a selection of beverages, including wine, beer, spirits, and nonalcoholic drinks.

— Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 14 July 2026
Sanghee, who has a day job importing snacks and shoots short films in her spare time, spends two days with the family as old secrets, unsolicited advice and hollow flattery come to the surface.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 July 2026

Definition of snacks

Noun

It was topped with a full chocolate chip cookie, an Oreo, cookie dough bites, cookie crumble, whipped icing and chocolate sauce.

— Tristan Graziano, Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2026
The Great Porch also has light bites that are best enjoyed by the open flames, and there’s Dew Bar, the poolside restaurant opened seasonally.

— Jess Feldman, Travel + Leisure, 10 July 2026

Definition of bites

Noun

Australia in 2021 passed a law requiring digital platforms such as Facebook and Google to pay local media outlets and publishers for displaying links to their content in news feeds and search results.

— Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 15 July 2026
If 2025 was the year AI infiltrated every corner of consumer life — from social feeds to shopping — 2026 is the year people are pausing for thought.

— Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 14 July 2026

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