nugget
noun
nug·get ˈnə-gət 
1
: a solid lump
especially : a native lump of precious metal
2
: tidbit sense 2
nuggets of wisdom
3
: a small usually rounded piece of food
chicken nuggets
Synonyms
- bite
- morsel
- mouthful
- nibble
- taste
- tidbit
- titbit
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
nuggets of beef in the chow mein a seemingly inconsequential nugget of information that proved to be the key to cracking the case
Recent Examples on the Web Bankston dropped another surprising nugget in his argument before Judge Gamble. 
Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 5 Aug. 2022 The longtime vegans founded Daring Foods, a meatless chicken-nugget startup, with the aim of reducing unhealthy meat consumption and creating more climate-friendly foods. Chloe Sorvino, Forbes, 18 June 2022 An interesting nugget in the 2023 schedule will be the Guardians’ three-game tip to Citi Field to play the Mets May 19-21. Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 24 Aug. 2022 But Thompson has another juicy nugget from his early childhood. Patrick Z. Mcgavin, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2022 BUZZ Niche pay players and streamers could be enticed to scoop up this nugget: a rare Chinese drama with cross-over appeal. Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Mar. 2022 Dealing with large amounts of classified information over a career increases the possibility of accidentally sharing a small nugget. Jeffrey Fields, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2022 With the senior Wojcik, Moore has a rare nugget in a key position. San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 June 2022 Each hearing has produced at least one legitimate nugget of actual news, and sometimes more than one. Margaret Sullivan, Washington Post, 22 July 2022 See More
Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 5 Aug. 2022 The longtime vegans founded Daring Foods, a meatless chicken-nugget startup, with the aim of reducing unhealthy meat consumption and creating more climate-friendly foods. Chloe Sorvino, Forbes, 18 June 2022 An interesting nugget in the 2023 schedule will be the Guardians’ three-game tip to Citi Field to play the Mets May 19-21. Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 24 Aug. 2022 But Thompson has another juicy nugget from his early childhood. Patrick Z. Mcgavin, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2022 BUZZ Niche pay players and streamers could be enticed to scoop up this nugget: a rare Chinese drama with cross-over appeal. Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Mar. 2022 Dealing with large amounts of classified information over a career increases the possibility of accidentally sharing a small nugget. Jeffrey Fields, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2022 With the senior Wojcik, Moore has a rare nugget in a key position. San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 June 2022 Each hearing has produced at least one legitimate nugget of actual news, and sometimes more than one. Margaret Sullivan, Washington Post, 22 July 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
origin unknown
First Known Use
1851, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Kids Definition
nugget
noun
nug·get ˈnə-gət
1
: a solid lump especially of precious metal
a nugget of gold
2
: a small usually rounded piece of food
chicken nuggets
nugget
noun
1
as in mouthful
a small piece or quantity of food nuggets of beef in the chow mein fried chicken nuggets Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- mouthful
- bite
- taste
- tidbit
- nibble
- morsel
- titbit
- snack
- bit
- snippet
- medallion
- chew
- collop
- hint
- fleck
- shred
- smidgen
- appetizer
- particle
- nosh
- crumb
- dash
- gulp
- sprinkling
- mote
- snip
- noisette
- speck
- canapé
- touch
- pinch
- lap
- spot
- tittle
- scrap
- dribble
- nubbin
- smidgeon
- swallow
- drop
- dab
- suspicion
- smidgin
- lick
- smidge
- swig
- scruple
- hors d'oeuvre
- driblet
- trace
2
as in chunk
a small uneven mass a nugget of gold Synonyms & Similar Words
- chunk
- hunk
- piece
- clump
- wad
- lump
- glob
- nub
- dollop
- gob
- gobbet
- blob
- knob
- bead
- clod
- bit
- nubble
- portion
- globule
- drop
- clot
- patch
- morsel
- particle
- bulk
- chip
- crumb
- scrap
- granule
- block
- 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
- snippet
- bit
- fleck
- particle
- sliver
- shred
- grain
- scrap
- mouthful
- patch
- crumb
- molecule
- morsel
- atom
- mote
- snip
- granule
- lick
- bite
- fragment
- tittle
- dribble
- nubbin
- drop
- flyspeck
- tidbit
- portion
- section
- ounce
- scruple
- whisper
- trace
- fraction
- dash
- pinch
- nibble
- shard
- smidgen
- nutshell
- touch
- titbit
- modicum
- taste
- jot
- iota
- streak
- dab
- whit
- flake
- smidgeon
- part
- spot
- ha'penny
- halfpenny
- smidgin
- clipping
- suspicion
- smatter
- kenning
- ace
- mite
- smidge
- strain
- splinter
- chip
- minim
- driblet
- shaving
- haet
- shiver
- paring
- smithereens
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- chunk
- slab
- lump
- quantity
- hunk
- pile
- gob
- bucket
- volume
- wealth
- abundance
- pot
- mountain
- deal
- loads
- stack
- mass
- bushel
- heaps
- barrel
- raft
- profusion
- peck
- wad
- scads