EGGS Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

eggs 1 of 2

noun

plural of egg

as in men

a member of the human race kindhearted and generous, she's a real good egg by anyone's standard

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eggs

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of egg

as in spurs

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Recent Examples of eggs

Noun

Along with traditional options such as avocado toast, steak and eggs, and a breakfast burrito, more brunchy items, including chicken wings and a burger, are available. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Aug. 2026 Sacramento County Health Inspectors cited a Fair Oaks Thai restaurant after discovering several foods, including eggs and raw meat, were held out of proper holding temperatures. — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado july 31, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026 Breakfast usually consists of three eggs, 175 grams of rice or potatoes, organic chicken sausage, maybe some fruit and toast, along with supplements. — Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 31 July 2026 Who will be there each morning with Solange French’s eggs at breakfast, and who will be ready with soup or fish at lunch? — ABC News, 31 July 2026 Our shortcut version also ditches the eggs for mayonnaise and adds in capers for extra briny punch. — Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 July 2026 Examples of food that families can select at their local retailers through WIC benefits include milk, eggs, peanut butter and fresh produce. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 30 July 2026 In a large bowl, whisk together sugars, oil, vanilla, and eggs. — Martha Stewart, 30 July 2026 Further population control efforts included host fruit and vegetable removal at properties within 100 meters of breeding populations to kill eggs and larvae. — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 24 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for eggs

Noun

Thursday’s best performances spread the entire field, with six different men leading the six individual apparatus races.

— Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Three men in their 70s were slightly injured — two of them were caught in the wind and a third one fell from a stool, apparently blown off by the wind while preparing for the storm, the Okinawa prefecture said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of men

Noun

Those guys had first- and second-round talent, at least as determined by the 32 teams.

— Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
But Ben, Anton and I, not knowing what couldn’t be done, decided that three guys in their mid-twenties with no engineering background to speak of would be the ones to get this thing off the ground.

— Ronnen Harary, Fortune, 31 July 2026

Definition of guys

Verb

Instead of floating crosses in, Saka either whips his deliveries low near the six-yard box or works a slightly more central position to cut the ball back with a firmer connection.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 26 June 2026
The vessel bends, blocks, and whips the wind into complex micro-currents before the air ever hits the sails.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 June 2026

Definition of whips

Noun

The service Casually buttoned-up and (like many other things at this property) classic New York, with concierge and servers always ready to lend a hand—but without fussing over anything.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Aug. 2026
Is this the same Panthea who hates anyone fake or putting things on?

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of things

Verb

Again, Nathan has no good explanation for this disorganization when Sandy presses him.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 4 Aug. 2026
Instead of relying on cameras, force sensors, or advanced software, the robot simply presses the soft bag against an object and removes the air using a vacuum pump, reports Techeblog.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 29 July 2026

Definition of presses

Noun

Between 2000 and 2020, at least 1,160 elephants died in incidents linked to self-defense or retaliatory killings as communities sought to protect their crops, property and lives, the Plan notes.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
The movie stars Stewart and Alia Shawkat as codependent, marijuana-loving best friends who get caught in a case of mistaken identity that throws their lives into chaos.

— Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of lives

Verb

But unless carefully designed, these groups are more often excuses for inaction than prods for durable solutions.

— Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
This kind of mutual caretaking, physical as well as emotional, prods larger conversations about the state of the world — particularly, Marie-Lou’s nursing home facing a perpetual funding crisis.

— David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026