NOODLES Synonyms: 144 Similar and Opposite Words

noodles

noun

plural of noodle

as in idiots

a stupid person come in out of the rain, you silly noodle

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as in heads

the upper or front part of the body that contains the brain, the major sense organs, and the mouth since he's almost seven feet tall, it shouldn't be too difficult to spot his noodle in this crowd

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Recent Examples of noodles In groups, these aquatic worms, roughly a few-centimeters long, weave themselves into tangled structures that resemble bundles of thread or noodles in a bowl, but are alive. — K. R. Prathyusha, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026 If clams aren’t for you, the noodles also come in flavors like gochujang butter, soy sauce butter, truffle bulgogi, and black pepper tteokbokki. — Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 Aug. 2026 Radishes and lotus root, miso soup, tempura shrimp, and Omadofu, or creamy tofu, made appearances, as did soba noodles, small pieces of mackerel, and, on occasion, wagyu beef for grilling on a hibachi. — Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 Toss the noodles with the sauce, and cook for approximately 1 minute, allowing the noodles to absorb some of the sauce. — ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026 Things to do 🧑‍🍳Famous chef Roy Choi traverses Los Angeles for lobster noodles and spicy tofu. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026 The subterranean restaurant serves up some of the city’s most sophisticated noodles, and a real summer treat is the cucumber gazpacho ramen ($22), served cold. — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2026 The seasonal cold bibim noodles, though, were perfect and chilled, as bibim-guksu should be. — Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026 At a Target in Falls Church, Virginia, Sam Fowler and his fiancée, Lindsay Nesmith, were perusing the display of noodles, including Buldak spicy ramen. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026

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Noun

That's the continous nonsense these idiots provide to a website like OutKick.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Tallahassee lawmakers must think their constituents are idiots.

— Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of idiots

Noun

Called convergent binocular stereo (CBS), it is designed for robotic heads whose two cameras can point toward the same location instead of remaining parallel.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
Finding bodies with their heads removed, bricks in their mouths, or – as in this case – a sickle pointing at their throat, automatically earns suspicion as a vampire.

— Mike McRae August 25, New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of heads

Noun

There are complicated brain-chemistry factors involved that have to do with testosterone, and dopaminergic systems, and kappa-opioid receptors, all of which seem to add up to a Jim Gaffigan joke about how men are morons compared with their wives.

— McKay Coppins, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026
The Dilbert principle — traced back to a quote in a 1995 strip — posited that managers and higher-ups are actually successful morons whose stubbornness is confused for real leadership qualities.

— Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 13 Jan. 2026

Definition of morons

Noun

Protein seems to be on everyone’s minds (and plates) these days, with many of us getting our fill from fish, beef, chicken, or plant proteins like beans, avocados, tofu, and tempeh.

— Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 30 Aug. 2026
Cooked beans were held below proper hot holding temperatures.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of beans

Noun

That force can come from free weights, like dumbbells or barbells, machines, resistance bands, or gravity via your own bodyweight.

— Jenessa Connor, HEALTH, 17 Aug. 2026
But if dumbbells aren’t your preferred method of staying fit, a tennis court still carries floodlights of an intensity Los Angeles no longer allows for matches long after dusk.

— Natalie Hoberman, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of dumbbells

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Other than taxpayers, bodega owners stand to be some of the biggest losers if New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) realizes his dream of city-run grocery stores.

— Editorial Board, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2026
Amid the stresses of the Arctic, scientists are rethinking the idea that all life is a cutthroat competition with winners and losers.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of losers

Noun

Under the state system, local governments make salt tonnage requests for individual salt storage domes.

— Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2026
This fresh water aggressively dissolves the salt walls, widening the cavern and dangerously thinning the structural pillars between adjacent domes.

— Siddharth Misra, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026

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