NUGGETS Synonyms: 131 Similar and Opposite Words

nuggets

noun

plural of nugget

as in bites

a small piece or quantity of food nuggets of beef in the chow mein fried chicken nuggets

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as in chunks

a small uneven mass a nugget of gold

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as in specks

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

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Recent Examples of nuggets 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 Those four news nuggets were among developments to emerge during the aftermath of another Marlins season that ended short of a playoff berth, the 26th time in 34 years that the franchise missed the postseason. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026 The scene came together for the 1984 album Rainy Day, reviving obscure nuggets from the Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, Love, the Velvets — a vastly influential project that opened a lot of hipster minds. — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026 Folks who grew up on Wendy’s Frosties and chicken nuggets may recall that back in the day the fast food chain had some very memorable packaging. — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2026 How to Store and Reheat Chicken Nuggets These chicken nuggets can be refrigerated for up to four days or frozen for up to three months. — Martha Stewart, 19 Sep. 2026 The fast food chain will soon serve up nuggets, fries and Frostys in the brand’s original yellow cups and boxes, the company confirmed. — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026

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Noun

The Blanca Blue Restaurant serves up avant-garde Mexican cuisine, while the Aquazul Beach Bar & Lounge is the perfect place to grab some casual poolside bites.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
Bubonic plague, which is the most common form, is usually spread by the bites of infected fleas or direct contact with infected animals.

— Claire Maldarelli, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of bites

Noun

The Hero With a Tragic Backstory Below stars Josh Hartnett as Calvin Penney, a fisherman fallen on hard times who now retrieves chunks of floating Arctic ice to be used in making vodka and reluctantly AirBnBs his home to tourists.

— Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
Add the flour, chocolate chunks and about three-quarters of the broken graham crackers and stir with a rubber spatula until combined and all the flour is absorbed.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of chunks

Noun

Trump himself issued mouthfuls of balderdash during the event.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026
The possibility of a Chase and Taylor flirtation causing a rift with Miranda is briefly raised and just as swiftly quashed — through large mouthfuls of chips and salsa, Taylor assures Miranda at the sip-and-see that there is no there there.

— Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026

Definition of mouthfuls

Noun

Nestled deep among the wads of shredded paper and other bric-a-brac, the occupants made not a squeak, concealed to anyone who looked through the carrier’s door.

— Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Photos apparently taken by the men themselves show wads of cash on the seat of a car, in a plastic bag and in stacks on the floor of a location in New York.

— Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 1 July 2026

Definition of wads

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And Widow’s Bay was, of course, very successful at alternating between scary and funny bits.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026
In addition, they’re used in experiments searching for dark matter and in systems that read information from superconducting quantum bits, or qubits.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of bits

Noun

Flavors including Butter Brickle, rum raisin and maple walnut were once familiar options at ice cream counters and grocery stores, but many have become harder to find as tastes have changed.

— Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026
And October’s slate unsurprisingly features several buzzy, prestigious new offerings, with a movie for virtually all tastes.

— David Faris, TheWeek, 9 Oct. 2026

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