EGGS Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

eggs 1 of 2

noun

plural of egg

as in men

a member of the human race kindhearted and generous, she's a real good egg by anyone's standard

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eggs

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verb

present tense third-person singular of egg

as in spurs

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Recent Examples of eggs

Noun

Many tuned in to the nonstop livestream of Jackie’s nest — often daily — to watch her and her mate Shadow weather freezing winter storms, protect their eggs and dote on fuzzy chicks. — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026 Breakfast includes eggs, bacon and sausage, omelets, pancakes, waffles, and biscuits and gravy, while lunch expands into burgers, subs, seafood platters, salads and daily comfort-food specials. — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2026 Spain is paying for its women's soccer players to freeze their eggs. — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026 Add the eggs one at a time on medium speed, waiting until each is incorporated into the batter and scraping down the bowl before adding the next. — ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026 Three eggs are the correct amount for a single-serving omelet—I’ll be taking no arguments. — Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Sep. 2026 The female tarantulas can also lay anywhere from 300 to 350 eggs during the season. — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026 Sophie Richards waited five years for a diagnosis (the average is seven to 10 years), and has had four surgeries (plus freezing her eggs). — Bella Webb, Vogue, 28 Aug. 2026 His typical breakfast is six whole eggs, avocado, and kimchi. — Cathy Cassata, HEALTH, 26 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for eggs

Noun

Steinem then went on to become a freelance journalist in New York during the 1960s — when newsrooms were largely run by men and female reporters were typically restricted in the topics they were allowed to cover.

— Juliana Kim, NPR, 3 Sep. 2026
Two men were arrested in connection with the deaths on Wednesday, in a joint operation involving the State of Mexico Prosecutor’s Office, the federal Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection and the Mexico City Secretariat of Citizen Security.

— Rocío Muñoz-Ledo, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of men

Verb

Correlation, after all, tends to be strongest when a sudden shock spurs investors to take risk off in tandem.

— Sarah Min, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
Whatever the culture, there’s a term for witnessing the changing colors of leaves, a universal act that spurs awe and wonder and makes one reflect on the passage of time.

— Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of spurs

Noun

There’s a certain level of performance those guys have operated at for a long time and it’s been very successful.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026
Maybe the biggest fourth-wall break was the show following you guys to BravoCon, which is a lot to take in even without the cameras in tow.

— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of guys

Verb

Instead of floating crosses in, Saka either whips his deliveries low near the six-yard box or works a slightly more central position to cut the ball back with a firmer connection.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 26 June 2026
The vessel bends, blocks, and whips the wind into complex micro-currents before the air ever hits the sails.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 June 2026

Definition of whips

Verb

As Russia’s ground offensive stalls, European officials warn the air war is growing more ruthless while Ukraine hits Russia’s Ust-Luga oil port and India’s leader presses publicly for an end to fighting.

— Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
His removal from the roster doesn’t make Miami better today, but presses the fast-forward button on the franchise’s future.

— Omar Kelly August 30, Miami Herald, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of presses

Noun

Released in 2025, the first part of Julia Loktev’s monumental documentary project My Undesirable Friends, subtitled Last Air in Moscow, gave us a sprawling, breathless look at a few devastating months in the lives of Russian journalists.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
God willing, that place will be juvenile court, where the lives of these young people can be respected and honored.

— Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of lives

Verb

But unless carefully designed, these groups are more often excuses for inaction than prods for durable solutions.

— Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
This kind of mutual caretaking, physical as well as emotional, prods larger conversations about the state of the world — particularly, Marie-Lou’s nursing home facing a perpetual funding crisis.

— David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026