ENCHILADA Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

enchilada

noun

Definition of enchilada

as in schmear

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Recent Examples of enchilada Menu highlights include enchiladas, tacos, and the cult-favorite El Rey Burger. — Gabi De La Rosa, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2026 Start the day with grab-and-go breakfast tacos and end it with a leisurely dinner of Wagyu beef fajitas or the Dandy Don, an enchilada sampler made with locally famous La Norteña tortillas. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 May 2026 Universal was a big enchilada, man. — Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 25 Apr. 2026 Other plates, like mole or enchiladas with beans and rice on the side, can cost upward of $20 each. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 17 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for enchilada

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Noun

Grande also owns Toast’d, a bagel and schmear shop, located in Itty-Bitty’s original spot.

— Pamela Brown, Hartford Courant, 19 June 2026
The schmear menu—with more than a dozen options, including a daily special—is the kind of thing that goes viral on TikTok.

— Jed Portman, Midwest Living, 25 May 2026

Definition of schmear

Noun

Neutrons offer a non-destructive way to probe the entire bulk of a thick battery pellet, rather than just its surface.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 13 July 2026
Crews initially launched an interior attack in the building where a bulk of the fire was but had to pull out when its structural integrity became compromised, fire officials said.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 10 July 2026

Definition of bulk

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Perhaps more than any other tech companies out there today, Amazon and SpaceX are both conglomerates with broad collections of assets and businesses that each believe work together to create a more powerful whole.

— Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 13 July 2026
Ongoing expenses, including server costs, residual obligations, and, yes, licensing considerations, made the whole of Hollywood history harder to manage and, by extension, it was seen as less marketable to some.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 10 July 2026

Definition of whole

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There is no question that testosterone replacement therapy can increase muscle mass, libido, and in some cases may result in changes in mood and behavior that some men find appealing.

— Alexander P. Cole, STAT, 18 July 2026
This binary consists of a pre-main-sequence star that has gathered mass but hasn't yet triggered the fusion of hydrogen to helium in its core, and its companion, a red dwarf star.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 17 July 2026

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