Synonyms for

Fig

Verb / fɪg / Another word for fig — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

a soft pear-shaped fruit with sweet dark flesh and many small seeds, or the tree that bears this fruit

Synonyms & similar words

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Synonyms by register

Formal

fruit produce result

Informal

thing bit piece smidgen

Literary

nectar ambrosia delicacy

Antonyms

unfruitful barren sterile unproductive infertile vain

Common collocations

  • fresh fig
  • dried fig
  • fig tree
  • fig leaf
  • fig jam
  • fig newton
  • fig bar

Word family

noun fig
verb fig
adjective figgy

Usage note

The word 'fig' can refer to the fruit itself or a very small amount of something. 'Fig leaf' is often used metaphorically to refer to something used to conceal shame or embarrassment.

Example sentences

  1. I picked a fresh fig from the tree.
  2. The figs in this salad are delicious.
  3. The farmer grows figs in his orchard.
  4. We made jam from the figs we picked.
  5. The fig is a popular fruit in the Mediterranean diet.

Quotes

  • Life is like a fig tree, you never know what you're going to get.
  • A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love.
  • The fig tree has its own hotness.

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