Antonyms for buffet
ˈbʌf ɪtbuf·fet

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.3 / 4 votes

1. buffet

   A blow is a sudden impact, as of a fist or a club; a stroke is a sweeping movement; as, the stroke of a sword, of an oar, of the arm in swimming. A shock is the sudden encounter with some heavy body; as, colliding railway-trains meet with a shock; the shock of battle. A slap is given with the open hand, a lash with a whip, thong, or the like; we speak also of the cut of a whip. A buffet or cuff is given only with the hand; a blow either with hand or weapon. A cuff is a somewhat sidelong blow, generally with the open hand; as, a cuff or box on the ear. A stripe is the effect or mark of a stroke. In the metaphorical sense, blow is used for sudden, stunning, staggering calamity or sorrow; stroke for sweeping disaster, and also for sweeping achievement and success. We say a stroke of paralysis, or a stroke of genius. We speak of the buffets of adverse fortune. Shock is used of that which is at once sudden, violent, and prostrating; we speak of a shock of electricity, the shock of an amputation, a shock of surprise. Compare BEAT.

   Synonyms:
   blow, box, calamity, concussion, cuff, cut, disaster, knock, lash, misfortune, rap, shock, stripe, stroke, thump

Matched Categories

1. • Furniture
   • Hit
   • Meal
   • Strike

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:2.2 / 5 votes

1. buffet, counter, sideboardnoun

   a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers

   Synonyms:
   heel counter, parry, retort, tabulator, comeback, rejoinder, snack counter, sideboard, counter, return, counterpunch, riposte, replication, snack bar

2. buffetnoun

   a meal set out on a buffet at which guests help themselves

   Synonyms:
   counter, snack bar, snack counter, sideboard

3. snack bar, snack counter, buffetverb

   usually inexpensive bar

   Synonyms:
   snack bar, counter, sideboard, snack counter

4. buffet, knock about, batterverb

   strike against forcefully

   "Winds buffeted the tent"

   Synonyms:
   kick around, clobber, knock about, kick about, batter, baste, dinge, buff

5. buffet, buffverb

   strike, beat repeatedly

   "The wind buffeted him"

   Synonyms:
   batter, furbish, buff, burnish, knock about

How to use buffet in a sentence?

1. John Haywood:

   Our average per-location daily guest counts went from 700 per day to less than 200, this pre-closure guest behavior, and consumer research conducted during April, clearly indicated that the majority of guests will not be comfortable with any type of salad bar or buffet for some time.

2. Dan LaBerge:

   Still, states like New Hampshire and others tend to see a bump in hotel stays and other areas, according to industry estimates and accounts on the ground. I am sure this is typical of the primary season, but we did see a spike in business and it has stuck around for a little while after, Alexandra Horton, owner of Cafe La Reine in Manchester, New Hampshire, told FoxNews.com. I would say that overall the primary season is good for downtown Manchester and all of the local businesses to gain national exposure, Alexandra Horton said. Dan LaBerge, manager at Billy’s Sports Bar Grillin Manchester, told FoxNews.com they saw between a 5-10 percent increase in business, though businesses in downtown Manchester had a bigger boost. We get a lot of people from Washington D.C. here, it often ends up being actual campaign workers -- we did a buffet for the Hillary campaign, so it’s really a mix. You get a lot of people from out of town, people they ship in.

3. Ron Magill:

   When you plant native wildflowers, you're planting a buffet for the wildlife that needs that to survive, that's the refueling stations for Wildlife Service.Bats.

4. Cindy Shelton:

   It’s an unlimited buffet so babies self-regulate when they breastfeed. They’re not going to overfeed or underfeed but sometimes they want a snack.

5. David Heinemeier Hansson:

   I think the event itself is more important than what any individual executive is going to say, what's so wild is, we've essentially gone 25 years without any material antitrust enforcement in technology since the Microsoft Store case. All of a sudden, we're just sitting on a buffet of antitrust enforcement.

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