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

There’s a history of even the best Bengals teams laying eggs in the opener, and Mayfield is 3-0 in Week 1 with Tampa and is coming off his new contract. — Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 For breakfast, New England smoked ham, farm fresh eggs and cheese make the Ham, Egg and Cheese Biscuit one satisfying way to start the day. — Gail Ciampa, The Providence Journal, 11 Sep. 2026 Sparkables are made in a facility designed to avoid nine major allergens, including eggs, milk, peanuts, wheat, tree nuts and sesame, the Girl Scouts said. — Dee-Ann Durbin, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026 Consider applying an insecticidal soap or horticultural oil after pruning to smother scale and insect eggs to the dormant roses. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2026 Investors also have to be careful not to put too many eggs in one basket. — Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026 Mini Lemon Curd Pavlovas Farm-fresh eggs are the inspiration for these crisp, mini meringues topped with cream and lemon curd, a striking gluten-free dessert that’s perfect for spring. — Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 10 Sep. 2026 Add the eggs one at a time on medium speed, waiting until each is incorporated into the batter and scraping down the bowl before adding the next. — ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026 The female tarantulas can also lay anywhere from 300 to 350 eggs during the season. — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for eggs

Noun

The only men were the mayor, the three members of town council, the priest from the Catholic church, Father Michael, and the reverend from the Baptist church, as well as a man with a balding head and a full moustache, his suit pressed and clean.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
The two men lined up with left winger Vasily Podkolzin at the captain’s practice on Wednesday.

— Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of men

Verb

This tender novel of intimacy and its risks begins in Boston in 1969, as Eve, a dancer, commences an affair with a colleague—an indiscretion that spurs her husband, a journalist named Gabe, to cheat, too.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Correlation, after all, tends to be strongest when a sudden shock spurs investors to take risk off in tandem.

— Sarah Min, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of spurs

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

Erin then complains about her daughter and drones on about all sorts of things that no one can even pretend to care about.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2026
These were pretty innocuous in the grand scheme of things, but were hanging as a PR headache for Ferrari heading to its home race.

— Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of things

Verb

As Russia’s ground offensive stalls, European officials warn the air war is growing more ruthless while Ukraine hits Russia’s Ust-Luga oil port and India’s leader presses publicly for an end to fighting.

— Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
His removal from the roster doesn’t make Miami better today, but presses the fast-forward button on the franchise’s future.

— Omar Kelly August 30, Miami Herald, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of presses

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