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

Because mRNA technology bypasses the slow process of growing viruses in eggs, mRNA manufacturing allows for later influenza strain selection and fast production, unlike traditional vaccines. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026 My friend, however, is harvesting black widow spider eggs and putting the egg sacs in her freezer. — Literary Hub, 2 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 Additionally, six facilities were cited for health food violations including old rodent droppings on the floor near chicken packaging and shelled eggs stored improperly. — Sacbee.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 The share of users financing groceries has doubled in the past two years as negative-margin consumers borrow to finance their milk and eggs. — Katica Roy, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026 It is complemented by a la carte dishes, eggs to order, and toast. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for eggs

Noun

And why do men feel more confident in their looks than women?

— TheWeek, TheWeek, 2 Oct. 2026
Attempts by The Associated Press to reach the other men or their representatives have been unsuccessful.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of men

Verb

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
Lizzie’s romance with Sullivan, for which there is no evidence, is what spurs her to kill Andrew and Abby in Evan Hunter’s 1984 novel Lizzie.

— Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of spurs

Noun

This is a season so overwhelmingly dull that it’s taken three different gay guys to recap it.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
Rumiko Takahashi's Ranma 1/2 manga laid the groundwork for some of the genre's most enduring tropes (gender switching, horny old guys, tournaments), and this is the second anime adaptation, this time from Studio MAPPA.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of guys

Verb

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
The betrayal Murray inflicts on Tremblay’s Kaczynski is compelling, even as the film presses it into service as an explanation for every horror that followed.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of presses

Noun

Sharing stories, experiences, and encouragement creates safe spaces for survivors to begin navigating their own lives.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2026
The Indian pilot who was stabbed in the cockpit of a Flydubai flight carrying more than 170 people is being hailed as a hero, as officials say his actions saved the lives of those on board.

— Victoria Craw, Washington Post, 1 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

Definition of prods

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