Synonyms for eating
ˈi tɪŋeat·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:4.0 / 22 votes

1. eating, feedingnoun

   the act of consuming food

   Synonyms:
   alimentation, feeding

Matched Categories

1. • Consumption

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1. ijeomaadjective

   prodigy; very smart

   a great prodigy named melody answered all of the math questions correctly

   Submitted by itzhays on October 19, 2021  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. eatingadjective

   Synonyms:
   corrosive, erosive, corroding, caustic, catheretic

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1. eatingnoun

   Synonyms:
   feeding, repast, (excess in eating) gluttony, gormandism, bolting, gulping, superalimentation, browsing

   Associated words:
   aristology, gastronomy, gastronome, gastronomer, epicure, epicurism, diet, dietetics, dietary, commensal, dietarian, gastronomic, gourmet, gormand, cormorant, glutton, omnivorous, appetite, hunger, hungry, gustatory, pantophagist, pantophagous, pantophagy

2. eatingnoun

   Synonyms:
   corrosion, erosion, fretting, canker

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1. List of paraphrases for "eating":

   eat, food, diet, comer, dietary, catering, nutrition, feeding, eten, consumption, restaurants, 'alimentation, feed, meal, meals, consuming, devouring, dining, nutritional

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1. Fannah Mohammad:

   After my husband lost his job two years ago, we can't find even food to eat and feed our children, once a day, we mix bread crumbs with water and eat with my children. That's only on lucky days. On most occasions we sleep without eating an entire day. But we are better off than other families. We are thankful we are still alive.

2. Roger Marshall:

   The Medicaid population, which is [on] a free credit card, as a group, do probably the least preventive medicine and taking care of themselves and eating healthy and exercising. And I’m not judging, I’m just saying socially that’s where they are. So there’s a group of people that even with unlimited access to health care are only going to use the emergency room when their arm is chopped off or when their pneumonia is so bad they get brought [into] the ER.

3. Maya Cooper:

   We know exactly what they're eating.

4. Timothy Neal:

   Parents, athletes, pediatricians, coaches and certified athletic trainers should be aware of signs and symptoms of eating disorders, including those athletes who display signs and symptoms of anxiety, depression, anger, isolation, and other behaviors that may indicate a mental health disorder.

5. Deborah Lycett:

   Eating more when you stop smoking is partly due to an increased appetite, but behavioral and psychological factors may play a part too, for example eating instead of smoking in a habitual way, or comfort eating.