Synonyms

white bread

¹ American

noun

any white or light-colored bread made from finely ground, usually bleached, flour.

white-bread ² American

[hwahyt-bred, wahyt-] / ˈʰwaɪtˌbrɛd, ˈwaɪt- /

adjective

Informal.

pertaining to or characteristic of the white middle class; bourgeois.

a typical white-bread suburban neighborhood.
bland; conventional.

Etymology

Origin of white bread¹

First recorded in 1300–50

Origin of white-bread²

First recorded in 1975–80

Example Sentences

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Items such as white bread and potatoes score high, meaning they cause rapid spikes in blood sugar, while foods like whole grains and most fruits score lower and lead to slower increases.

From Science Daily • Jan. 27, 2026

But swapping it for refined carbs like white bread, pizza and baked goods doesn’t seem to provide any benefit, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 18, 2025

One of his creations for a typewriter-friendly bite was sliced onion and peanut butter on white bread, nothing fell apart.

From Salon • Jul. 12, 2025

Morning roll - A soft white bread roll, its first usage dating back to Farmer's Magazine in 1801.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2025

For there stood a bowl filled with sweetened milk, in which swam tiny pieces of white bread.

From "The Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka

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