Synonyms for
Onions
Definition
Onions are a type of vegetable with layers of white, yellow, or red skin and an edible bulb.
Synonyms & similar words
Common collocations
- chopped onions
- sliced onions
- raw onions
- sweet onions
- red onions
- white onions
- caramelized onions
- onion rings
Word family
noun onion
Usage note
Onions are a common vegetable used in cooking. The plural form is 'onions'.
Example sentences
- I chopped up some onions to put in my salad.
- My mom cooked onions with the chicken for dinner tonight.
- I don't like the taste of onions on my burger.
- The smell of onions makes me cry.
- I always wear goggles when I cut onions to keep from crying.
Quotes
I have cried a lot of times in my life because of onions and what they do to me, - José Andrés
If you have an onion and I have an onion and we exchange these onions then you and I will still each have one onion. But if you have an idea and I have an idea and we exchange these ideas, then each of us will have two ideas. - George Bernard Shaw
I think of myself as a meat-and-potatoes guy who happens to like onions. - Martin Yan