Synonyms of staples

staples 1 of 2

noun

plural of staple

as in weights

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

• weights
• bodies
• cores
• masses
• bulks
• chiefs
• mains
• essences
• roots
• majorities
• bottoms
• substances
• burdens
• hearts
• brunts
• centers
• entireties
• meats
• generalities
• wholes
• kernels
• natures
• amounts
• foci
• hefts
• nuts
• subjects
• sums
• matters
• stuff
• motifs
• topics
• nuclei
• themes
• hubs
• aggregates
• totals
• souls
• middles
• seats
• quanta
• texts
• essentialities
• arguments
• totalities
• sum totals
• marrows
• piths
• affairs
• pitches
• quintessences
• nubs
• points
• gists
• cruxes
• purports

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• elements
• components
• accessories
• extensions
• parts
• ingredients
• sections
• pieces
• constituents
• appendages
• segments
• offshoots
• features
• adjuncts
• sides
• divisions
• aspects
• qualities
• angles
• facets

staples

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of staple

as in clips

Related Words

• clips
• clamps
• glues
• ties
• pins
• rivets
• screws
• nails
• straps
• tacks
• sticks
• latches
• adheres
• yokes
• clasps
• harnesses
• toggles
• shackles
• plasters
• pastes
• bolts
• tackles
• lashes
• clinches
• laces
• hasps
• affixes
• clenches
• hangs
• cinches
• links
• attaches
• fastens
• bends
• connects
• fixes
• buttons
• joins
• coapts
• unites
• resecures
• refastens
• reaffixes
• battens
• reattaches
• refixes
• belays
• does up

Dissimilar Words

• parts
• detaches
• unfastens
• splits
• unhooks
• undoes
• separates
• disconnects
• divides
• disjoins
• severs
• divorces
• breaks up
• sunders
• dissociates
• disunites
• uncouples
• disjoints
• loosens
• dissevers
• unyokes
• looses
• unlinks
• unbinds
• unties
• unfixes
• unlashes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of staples

Noun

This year’s version was beefed up with a few extra attractions to go along with some of the staples which again included the food tent and beer garden, the golf challenge held at Depot Pond and a pet show. — David Sharos, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026

Eating and drinking A welcome hamper of essentials – artisanal pasta, charcuterie and staples like olive oil and balsamic vinegar – stocks the kitchen with, of course, tea and coffee. — Nick Hendry, TheWeek, 10 July 2026

After the exhilarating experience, travelers can sit down with locals and come together over Dominican staples such as pollo guisado, tostones, and mangú. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026

Materials, consumer staples, utilities, real estate, and industrials also posted modest losses. — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 10 July 2026

That means the most popular looks on the cobbled, bicycle-laden streets of the capital are a melange of matchy, well-fitting staples and edgier throwbacks. — Alexandra Pereira, Travel + Leisure, 10 July 2026

This no-fuss combination is easy to replicate and likely even includes a few wardrobe staples that are already hanging in your closet. — Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026

That said, the actress has a few staples in her routine that help enhance her glowy, youthful appearance. — Grace Scollo, InStyle, 4 July 2026

Salted and preserved fish and meats, including bacon, sausage, liver pudding and offal, were staples of working-class people's diets, while the upper classes indulged in such luxuries as white flour and sugar. — Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026