Synonyms for onion
ˈʌn yənonion

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. onionnoun

   the bulb of an onion plant

   Synonyms:
   onion plant

2. onion, onion plant, Allium cepanoun

   bulbous plant having hollow leaves cultivated worldwide for its rounded edible bulb

   Synonyms:
   onion plant

3. onionnoun

   an aromatic flavorful vegetable

   Synonyms:
   onion plant

Matched Categories

1. • Alliaceous Plant
   • Bulb
   • Vegetable

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. onionnoun

   Synonyms:
   (that does not bottom out) scallion, eschallot, shallot

   Associated words:
   alliaceous, cepaceous, leek, allium, garlic

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:1.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "onion":

   onions

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. onion

   Synonyms:
   Allium cepa, common onion

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1. George Lasry:

   Breaking the code was not a eureka moment — it took quite a while, each time peeling another layer of the ‘onion,’.

2. French Proverb:

   Life is an onion and one peels it crying.

3. Police Superintendent McCarthy:

   The mayor has made it very clear that he has my back, and if people peel away the onion on what's happening right now in the policing world, you're going to find a police department that's doing an exceptional job.

4. Police Superintendent McCarthy:

   And if people peel away the onion on what's happening right now in the policing world, you're going to find a police department that's doing an exceptional job.

5. Jay Jacobs:

   We should develop our protocols like layers of an onion -- as the threat goes down, you peel off the things that you don't need because you don't have to protect against them, we are really watching the transmission of the virus, and how things are evolving. It is possible that protocols could look different in June if the transmission rates are low. We are preparing for the most challenging and hoping for the most normal.