Synonyms of nugget

nugget

noun

ˈnə-gət 

1

as in mouthful

a small piece or quantity of food

nuggets of beef in the chow mein

fried chicken nuggets

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mouthful
• bite
• taste
• nibble
• tidbit
• morsel
• snack
• bit
• medallion
• snippet
• chew
• appetizer
• hint
• shred
• particle
• smidgen
• nosh
• noisette
• dash
• fleck
• mote
• canapé
• sprinkling
• gulp
• lap
• collop
• crumb
• snip
• speck
• pinch
• touch
• dribble
• suspicion
• tittle
• spot
• scrap
• nubbin
• swallow
• lick
• dab
• drop
• driblet
• scruple
• swig
• hors d'oeuvre
• trace

2

as in chunk

a small uneven mass

a nugget of gold

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chunk
• hunk
• clump
• wad
• lump
• glob
• piece
• dollop
• nub
• knob
• gob
• blob
• gobbet
• bead
• clod
• clot
• bit
• nubble
• drop
• portion
• globule
• patch
• particle
• bulk
• chip
• morsel
• block
• crumb
• granule
• scrap
• body
• nubbin

3

as in speck

a very small piece

a seemingly inconsequential nugget of information that proved to be the key to cracking the case

Synonyms & Similar Words

• speck
• bit
• snippet
• particle
• fleck
• shred
• grain
• scrap
• mouthful
• patch
• sliver
• crumb
• molecule
• morsel
• atom
• granule
• mote
• snip
• lick
• dribble
• bite
• fragment
• tittle
• drop
• flyspeck
• scruple
• portion
• whisper
• nubbin
• tidbit
• ounce
• trace
• section
• fraction
• dash
• pinch
• shard
• nibble
• nutshell
• smidgen
• modicum
• touch
• taste
• streak
• iota
• jot
• whit
• spot
• dab
• suspicion
• flake
• halfpenny
• part
• clipping
• mite
• ace
• strain
• splinter
• minim
• smatter
• chip
• kenning
• ha'penny
• driblet
• shaving
• shiver
• haet
• paring
• smithereens

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• slab
• chunk
• lump
• quantity
• volume
• hunk
• pile
• wealth
• gob
• mountain
• deal
• loads
• mass
• abundance
• bucket
• pot
• stack
• bushel
• barrel
• heaps
• raft
• profusion
• peck
• wad
• scads

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of nugget

Other big tech stocks likewise fell following quarterly reports that included at least some encouraging nuggets. — Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026

Just the other week it was announced that new nugget and strip counts and combinations are being tested at several locations. — Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 16 Oct. 2026

McRae believes her Tater Tots missed the boat on nuggets she’s dropped about the single in recent months, pointing to her headlining set at Lollapalooza over the summer. — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 8 Oct. 2026

Simeon Siegel of Guggenheim Securities noted that the quarterly regulatory filing had other nuggets of information that potentially could be more positive than the go-forward guidance provided last Thursday during the first-quarter earnings report. — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026