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

Alongside the nuggets, the chain temporarily brought back the Mighty Hot Sauce, which features crushed red pepper, spicy chilies, garlic and a hint of sweetness. — Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2026

Pretzel nuggets and crunchy corn chips bring the perfect balance of salt. — Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2026

Honey Deuces in hand, caviar chicken nuggets on deck, and yes, plenty of tennis whites in sight, the grounds have become something of a runway. — Amanda Le, InStyle, 8 Sep. 2026

One of many interesting nuggets of info in the book was a possible solving of the mystery of who coined the name Oscar for the Academy Awards statue, with evidence pointing toward Eleanore Lilleberg, an assistant in the early days of the Academy. — Denise Petski, Deadline, 7 Sep. 2026