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

Also, invasive rats and cats continue to prey on vulnerable tortoise eggs and hatchlings. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026 David Munson, 67, is a fourth-generation heir of his Texas family’s stock and oil wealth and told Fortune his father talked openly about finances—but also made the kids sell eggs to the neighbors to earn their own money. — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026 Scented fleetingly with cinnamon, the dates gently smoked, their rightness with eggs sounds improbable. — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026 This is the God of end-times preppers, the God who stashes clues to Armageddon in sacred texts like so many colored eggs at Easter. — David Von Drehle, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026 Anyone aged 9 and older can receive a recombinant flu vaccine, which is produced without eggs. — ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026 In a second bowl, mash the bananas, then add sugar, butter and eggs, and mix well. — Candy Hom, AJC.com, 2 Oct. 2026 But these two things at a certain time of year, because in the summer, the cottage cheese would rot, and the eggs would spoil. — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026 Dropped into salt water, the eggs would produce brine shrimp, also known as sea monkeys. — Stephen Ornes, Quanta Magazine, 2 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for eggs

Noun

There are so few CEO roles, and there is a desire to make sure that women are more perfect than men.

— Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
His message to men dealing with low energy, slow recovery or lagging strength is practical.

— Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of men

Verb

The climate pattern typically emerges every two to seven years and is marked by the heating of ocean waters in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific, which spurs changes in the atmosphere that can affect weather around the world.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
Also, reducing gas taxes only spurs demand without increasing supply, which can end up raising prices, said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy.

— Matt Egan, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of spurs

Noun

The only way to make the bad guys sweat is to hand them a subpoena — or, at the least, to depict them unflatteringly on television.

— Noel Murray, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
Hip-hop fans who’ve followed Migos’ journey will never forget what you guys have done in music and your influence on other artists around the world.

— Mikey Fresh, VIBE.com, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of guys

Noun

After things go awry in the Congo, the family in The Poisonwood Bible dissolves readily.

— Sam Worley, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
In some ways, things have changed considerably for Reid over the last year after the television adaptation of her 2019 novel, Heated Rivalry, became a cultural phenomena.

— Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of things

Verb

These event listeners enhance accessibility by enabling form submission or closure // when the user presses either the 'Enter' or 'Space' key.

— Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026
Zelensky said Trump approved licenses for Ukraine to produce Patriot air defense systems, while Kyiv presses Washington to impose sanctions already signed into law.

— Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of presses

Noun

Built in 1965 and 1970, respectively, the vessels are approaching the limits of their service lives.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
Their bid to change their lives turns into a dangerous chase, and the friendship becomes the one thing protecting them.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of lives

Verb

These disparate elements don’t wholly cohere, but the film still prods at ideas about maternal inheritance, feminine power, and community.

— Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026
But unless carefully designed, these groups are more often excuses for inaction than prods for durable solutions.

— Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026