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Synonyms of eat

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Another word for eat is swallow. Other synonyms of eat are consume, dine and have.

Synonyms and similar words for eat

verbTo consume (something solid or semi-solid, usually food) by putting it into the mouth and...

  • consumeTo eat.
  • swallowTo cause (food, drink etc.) to pass from the mouth into the stomach; to take into the stomach through the throat.

verbTo consume a meal.

verbTo cause (someone) to worry.

verbTo perform oral sex (on a person or body part).

  • eat outUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see eat, out.

verbTo do or perform well and stunningly; to consume a challenge successfully and stylishly; to rule...

  • devourSynonym of eat: to be very good at something; to slay.
  • eat and leave no crumbsTo do or perform in a thorough and stunning manner without mess or wasted opportunity; to wholly consume a challenge...
  • bangTo be excellent; to be banging.
  • rockTo be very favourable or skilful; excel; be fantastic.
  • slapTo be excellent, especially when relating to music.
  • excel
  • go hard slangTo be excellent.
  • kick slangTo be emphatically excellent.
  • kick ass vulgarTo be very impressive.
  • rule slangTo excel.
  • shineTo distinguish oneself; to excel.
  • slayTo amaze, stun, or otherwise incapacitate by excellence; to excel at something.

verbMore synonyms

  • have
  • fret obsoleteEspecially when describing animals: to consume, devour, or eat.

Meaning of eat

  1. verb To consume (something solid or semi-solid, usually food) by putting it into the mouth and swallowing it.
  2. verb To consume a meal.
  3. verb To have a particular quality of diet; to be well-fed or underfed.

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Questions about synonyms of eat

What is another word for eat?
Eat has 23 synonyms on Word.ws, such as swallow, consume, dine and have.
What does eat mean?
Eat means to consume (something solid or semi-solid, usually food) by putting it into the mouth and swallowing it.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: eat (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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