eat

The word “eat” has 1 syllable: eat

It's pronounced as /iːt/


What is synonym and antonym for eat?

In the thesaurus, “eat” has 22 synonyms and 20 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for eat along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for eat

  • annoy
  • attack
  • bite
  • bother
  • bug
  • chew
  • consume
  • devour
  • dine
  • drain
  • erode
  • feast
  • feed
  • get
  • ingest
  • inhale
  • irritate
  • nibble
  • persecute
  • pick
  • snack
  • swallow

Antonyms for eat

  • abstain
  • appease
  • conciliate
  • delight
  • diet
  • freshen
  • gratify
  • oblige
  • pacify
  • placate
  • please
  • recreate
  • refresh
  • regenerate
  • rejuvenate
  • renew
  • restore
  • revitalize
  • revive
  • satisfy

Meanings of eat

  • noun
    1. Something to be eaten; a meal; a food item.
  • verb
    1. To ingest; to be ingested.
    2. To use up.
    3. To cause (someone) to worry.
    4. To take the loss in a transaction.
    5. To be injured or killed by (something such as a firearm or its projectile), especially in the mouth.
    6. To corrode or erode.
    7. To perform oral sex (on a person or body part).

Example Sentences

  • He decided to eat a healthy salad for lunch.
  • The family gathered around the table to eat dinner together.
  • It's important to eat a balanced diet for overall well-being.
  • They plan to eat at the new restaurant tonight.
  • In some cultures, it is customary to eat with your hands.

On this page you'll find 42 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to eat, such as: abstain, annoy, appease, attack, bite, bother, bug.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

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  • awesome
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  • marvellous
  • prime
  • stellar
  • superb
  • terrific
  • wonderful

ABCs

  • account
  • affidavit
  • allegation
  • alphabet
  • amount
  • announcement
  • article
  • assurance
  • authority
  • base
  • basis
  • bedrock
  • bottom line
  • catalog
  • characterization
  • charge
  • clue
  • comment
  • component
  • condition
  • confession
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  • definition
  • depiction
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  • design
  • detail
  • directory
  • effect
  • element
  • elemental
  • elements
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  • explanation
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  • foundation
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  • grammar
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  • guidebook
  • handbook
  • history
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  • infrastructure
  • justification
  • key
  • law
  • manual
  • meat
  • must
  • narration
  • narrative
  • part
  • philosophy
  • picture
  • plan
  • portrayal
  • precondition
  • preparation
  • prerequisite
  • presentation
  • principle
  • principles
  • proclamation
  • rationale
  • remark
  • report
  • requirement
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  • rudimentary
  • schedule
  • sign
  • significance
  • sketch
  • statement
  • story
  • straightforward
  • strength
  • structure
  • stuff
  • subject
  • summary
  • support
  • syntax
  • tale
  • testimony
  • thing
  • underlying
  • version
  • word

ably

  • adroitly
  • artfully
  • capably
  • competently
  • deftly
  • expertly
  • masterfully
  • neatly
  • proficiently
  • skillfully
  • well

absented oneself

  • depart
  • disengage
  • drop out
  • eliminate
  • go
  • leave
  • missed
  • pull back
  • pull out
  • quit
  • relinquish
  • remove
  • retire
  • retreat
  • separate
  • skipped
  • surrender
  • withdraw

absenting oneself

  • depart
  • disengage
  • drop out
  • eliminate
  • go
  • leave
  • missing
  • pull back
  • pull out
  • quit
  • relinquish
  • remove
  • retire
  • retreat
  • separate
  • skipping
  • surrender
  • withdraw

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