Synonyms of staple

staple 1 of 2

noun

as in bulk

the main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts

reading is the very staple of a person's education

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bulk
• core
• body
• weight
• majority
• chief
• main
• essence
• mass
• entirety
• whole
• bottom
• burden
• middle
• center
• root
• substance
• heart
• nature
• meat
• focus
• brunt
• amount
• subject
• matter
• generality
• total
• heft
• hub
• kernel
• sum
• nucleus
• soul
• theme
• quantum
• motif
• stuff
• marrow
• topic
• seat
• aggregate
• sum total
• nut
• argument
• totality
• text
• essentiality
• affair
• pitch
• quintessence
• crux
• point
• pith
• nub
• purport
• gist

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• extension
• component
• element
• part
• ingredient
• section
• accessory
• adjunct
• constituent
• segment
• piece
• appendage
• offshoot
• side
• feature
• division
• quality
• aspect
• angle
• facet

staple

2 of 2

verb

as in to adhere

Related Words

• adhere
• stick
• tie
• screw
• glue
• clamp
• cinch
• rivet
• pin
• tackle
• clip
• strap
• tack
• latch
• yoke
• shackle
• clinch
• harness
• hang
• toggle
• plaster
• paste
• nail
• affix
• clasp
• lash
• attach
• fasten
• clench
• hasp
• bolt
• lace
• bend
• connect
• unite
• link
• join
• fix
• coapt
• button
• refasten
• reattach
• resecure
• reaffix
• refix
• batten
• belay
• do up

Dissimilar Words

• detach
• undo
• part
• split
• divide
• separate
• sever
• unfasten
• unhook
• disconnect
• divorce
• break up
• dissociate
• loose
• uncouple
• loosen
• disunite
• sunder
• dissever
• disjoint
• untie
• disjoin
• unlink
• unyoke
• unbind
• unlash
• unfix

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of staple

Noun

For nearly a decade, the shop has been selling homemade Sonoran-style flour tortillas, stone-ground corn tortillas and other Mexican pantry staples to customers in Kansas City and beyond. — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026

Billy Jones, the late co-founder and owner of Baby’s All Right along with several other New York City nightlife staples, has a new street to his name. — Alex Suskind, Pitchfork, 19 Oct. 2026

Verb

This is blame-the-victim government with a tax bill stapled to it. — Daniel Yukelson, Daily News, 28 Apr. 2026

Now, the complaints stem from the stagnancy of the lineup, particularly the top line, where Burakovsky has been stapled to Bedard’s right wing all season, even as he’s been mired in a slump of staggering proportions. — Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2026