Synonyms of word eat

  • attack
  • bite
  • chew
  • devour
  • dine
  • feed
  • ingest
  • inhale
  • nibble
  • pick
  • swallow
  • absorb
  • banquet
  • bolt
  • breakfast
  • cram
  • digest
  • dispatch
  • gorge
  • gormandize
  • graze
  • lunch
  • masticate
  • munch
  • nosh
  • ruminate
  • scarf
  • scoff
  • snack
  • sup
  • wolf
  • break bread
  • chow down
  • dispose of
  • fall to
  • feast upon
  • gobble up
  • have a bite
  • have a meal
  • have for
  • make pig of oneself
  • partake of
  • peck at
  • pig out
  • polish off
  • pork out
  • put away
  • take food
  • take in
  • take nourishment
  • bite
  • drain
  • nibble
  • condense
  • corrode
  • crumble
  • decay
  • decompose
  • disappear
  • disintegrate
  • dissipate
  • dissolve
  • exhaust
  • gnaw
  • liquefy
  • melt
  • rot
  • rust
  • spill
  • squander
  • vanish
  • run through
  • waste away

On this page you’ll find 125 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to eat, such as: attack, bite, chew, devour, dine, and feed.

  • build
  • develop
  • flourish
  • grow
  • hoard
  • put together
  • solidify
  • maintain
  • preserve

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Sprinkled among the family-friendly eats are dishes that hark to Hill’s fine dining days at Charlie Palmer Steak and the late Range.

2021 FALL DINING GUIDETOM SIETSEMAOCTOBER 6, 2021WASHINGTON POST

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OCTOBER 26, 1985

WORDS RELATED TO EAT

  • annoy
  • bait
  • bug
  • bully
  • eat
  • give the business
  • goad
  • harass
  • harry
  • hassle
  • heckle
  • hound
  • importune
  • insist on
  • needle
  • nudge
  • pester
  • plague
  • ride
  • tease
  • torment
  • work on
  • champ
  • chaw
  • chaw on
  • chew
  • chomp
  • clamp
  • crunch
  • crush
  • cut
  • eat
  • gnaw
  • hold
  • lacerate
  • masticate
  • munch
  • nibble
  • nip
  • pierce
  • rend
  • ruminate
  • seize
  • sever
  • snap
  • take a chunk out of
  • taste
  • wound
  • afflict
  • aggravate
  • agitate
  • alarm
  • badger
  • bedevil
  • bore
  • browbeat
  • carp at
  • concern
  • cross
  • discommode
  • disconcert
  • disgust
  • dismay
  • displease
  • disquiet
  • distress
  • disturb
  • eat
  • embarrass
  • exacerbate
  • exasperate
  • goad
  • grate on
  • grieve
  • harry
  • hinder
  • hurt
  • impede
  • inconvenience
  • insult
  • intrude upon
  • irk
  • irritate
  • molest
  • nag
  • needle
  • nudge
  • pain
  • perplex
  • perturb
  • pester
  • pick on
  • plague
  • provoke
  • pursue
  • put out
  • ride
  • scare
  • spite
  • tantalize
  • taunt
  • tease
  • torment
  • trouble
  • upset
  • vex
  • worry
  • afflicts
  • aggravates
  • agitates
  • alarms
  • badgers
  • bears
  • bedevils
  • browbeats
  • carp at
  • concerns
  • crosses
  • discommodes
  • disconcerts
  • disgusts
  • dismays
  • displeases
  • disquiets
  • distresses
  • disturbs
  • eats
  • embarrasses
  • exacerbates
  • exasperates
  • goads
  • grates on
  • grieves
  • harries
  • hinders
  • hurts
  • impedes
  • inconveniences
  • insults
  • intrudes upon
  • irks
  • irritates
  • molests
  • nags
  • needles
  • nudges
  • pains
  • perplexes
  • perturbs
  • pesters
  • picks on
  • plagues
  • provokes
  • pursues
  • puts out
  • rides
  • scares
  • spites
  • tantalizes
  • taunts
  • teases
  • torments
  • troubles
  • upsets
  • vexes
  • worries
  • break one’s fast
  • eat
  • mange
  • partake
  • subsist
  • take nourishment
  • annihilate
  • break
  • bulldoze
  • burst
  • crack
  • crush
  • decimate
  • defeat
  • devastate
  • devour
  • dilapidate
  • dismantle
  • eat
  • flatten
  • gobble up
  • knock down
  • level
  • obliterate
  • overthrow
  • overturn
  • pulverize
  • put away
  • put in toilet
  • raze
  • ruin
  • sink
  • smash
  • smash up
  • take apart
  • take out
  • tear down
  • torpedo
  • total
  • trash
  • undo
  • wax
  • wipe off map
  • wrack
  • wreck

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  • have a meal, consume food

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  • as in to consume



  • as in to erode



  • as in to dine



  • as in to bother

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eat

verb

Definition of eatnext

1

as in to consume

to take in as food

having gone all day without food, we greedily ate the hamburgers

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • consume

  • chew

  • devour

  • lick

  • swallow

  • digest

  • ingest

  • taste

  • dine

  • put away

  • munch

  • savor

  • partake (of)

  • scoff

  • relish

  • put down

  • lunch

  • tuck (away or in)

  • breakfast

  • gulp

  • gorge

  • feast

  • down

  • snack

  • wolf

  • slop

  • swill

  • banquet

  • savour

  • nosh

  • fare

  • gum

  • lap

  • pig out

  • sup

  • gobble (up or down)

  • snarf (down)

  • chow (down on)

  • pick (at)

  • mouth (down)

  • nibble (on)

  • regale

  • gormandize

  • polish off

  • gnaw (at or on)

  • bolt

  • glut (on)

  • nurse

  • dispatch

2

as in to erode

to consume or wear away gradually

the pot’s protective coating was eaten away by the acid

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • erode

  • nibble

  • gnaw

  • destroy

  • corrode

  • bite (at)

  • decompose

  • fret

  • waste

  • dissolve

  • ruin

  • disintegrate

  • wreck

  • decimate

  • break down

  • devastate

  • break up


Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • recreate

  • restore

  • regenerate

  • revive

  • freshen

  • rejuvenate

  • revitalize

  • refresh

  • renew

  • refreshen

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  • recreate

  • restore

  • regenerate

  • revive

  • freshen

  • rejuvenate

  • revitalize

  • refresh

  • renew

  • refreshen

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3

as in to dine

to take a meal

where’s the best place to eat in this town?

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • dine

  • feed

  • snack

  • feast

  • partake

  • nibble

  • fare

  • lunch

  • break bread

  • refresh

  • victual

  • breakfast

  • picnic

  • overeat

  • banquet

  • repast

  • graze

  • nosh

  • gorge

  • overfeed

  • pig out

  • mess

  • dine out

  • pick

  • board

  • glut

  • sup

  • chow (down)

  • gormandize

  • dig in


Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • diet

  • fast

  • diet

  • fast

4

as in to bother

to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts

it really eats me the way people go to national parks to enjoy nature—and then leave their litter behind

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • bother

  • annoy

  • get

  • bug

  • persecute

  • irritate

  • aggravate

  • wear on

  • get to

  • worry

  • grate

  • put out

  • itch

  • plague

  • frost

  • spite

  • tease

  • gall

  • nettle

  • anger

  • ruffle

  • rile

  • provoke

  • exasperate

  • vex

  • irk

  • gripe

  • infuriate

  • peeve

  • chafe

  • rasp

  • insult

  • pique

  • burn (up)

  • nark

  • stick in one’s craw

  • set one’s teeth on edge

  • harass

  • get one’s goat

  • offend

  • rub the wrong way

  • upset

  • hack (off)

  • nag

  • get on one’s nerves

  • bait

  • devil

  • exercise

  • rouse

  • heckle

  • pester

  • hassle

  • harry

  • enrage

  • badger

  • antagonize

  • inflame

  • incense

  • agitate

  • discomfort

  • bullyrag

  • distress

  • ballyrag

  • rankle

  • outrage

  • unsettle

  • perturb

  • undo

  • fret

  • roil

  • unhinge

  • affront

  • enflame

  • discompose

  • disquiet

  • hagride

  • madden

  • miff

  • freak (out)


Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • appease

  • placate

  • please

  • oblige

  • pacify

  • satisfy

  • conciliate

  • gratify

  • delight

  • propitiate

  • assure

  • cheer

  • mollify

  • comfort

  • reassure

  • content

  • quiet

  • soothe

  • console

  • gladden

  • solace

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  • appease

  • placate

  • please

  • oblige

  • pacify

  • satisfy

  • conciliate

  • gratify

  • delight

  • propitiate

  • assure

  • cheer

  • mollify

  • comfort

  • reassure

  • content

  • quiet

  • soothe

  • console

  • gladden

  • solace

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Phrases Containing eat

  • eat one’s heart out
  • eat (up)
  • eat alive
  • eat one’s heart out
  • eat (up)
  • eat alive

Thesaurus Entries Near eat

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Phrases with Eat

Things Eat often describes

  • eat sharks

  • eat sign

  • eat cigarettes

  • eat destroyers

  • eat directions

How Eat often is described

  • giant eat

  • due eat

  • couldn’t eat

  • modern-day eat

  • good eat

  • mutated eat

  • hearty eat

  • implied eat

  • strong eat

  • unspeakable eat

Eat is the first word in phrase

  • eat dog

  • eat brain

  • eat world

  • eat dirt

  • eat sapient

  • eat man

  • eat France

  • eat class

  • eat list

  • eat die

Eat is the last word in phrase

  • don’t eat

  • dog eat

  • chest eat

  • watch eat

  • movie eat

  • chicka eat

  • tribe eat

  • paparazzi eat

  • Felice eat

  • amore eat

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