Antonyms for eat
it; eɪt; esp. Brit. ɛt; ˈit neat

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. eatverb

   Synonyms:
   disturb, bother, worry

2. eatverb

   Synonyms:
   chow down, dinner, dine, tea, lunch, breakfast, supper

3. eatverb

   To consume money or (other instruments of value, such as a token) deposited or inserted by a user, while failing to either provide the intended product or service, or return the payment.

   Synonyms:
   consume, swallow

Matched Categories

1. • Consume
   • Damage
   • Eat
   • Worry

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:3.5 / 2 votes

1. eatverb

   take in solid food

   "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?"

   Synonyms:
   rust, eat up, corrode, deplete, use up, run through, feed, consume, wipe out, exhaust, eat on

2. eatverb

   eat a meal; take a meal

   "We did not eat until 10 P.M. because there were so many phone calls"; "I didn't eat yet, so I gladly accept your invitation"

   Synonyms:
   rust, eat up, corrode, deplete, use up, run through, feed, consume, wipe out, exhaust, eat on

3. feed, eatverb

   take in food; used of animals only

   "This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat"; "What do whales eat?"

   Synonyms:
   wipe out, eat on, give, fertilise, rust, eat up, run, feed, exhaust, run through, deplete, consume, prey, feast, corrode, flow, fertilize, course, use up, feed in

4. eat, eat onverb

   worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way

   "What's eating you?"

   Synonyms:
   rust, eat up, corrode, deplete, use up, run through, feed, consume, wipe out, exhaust, eat on

5. consume, eat up, use up, eat, deplete, exhaust, run through, wipe outverb

   use up (resources or materials)

   "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week"

   Synonyms:
   exhaust, take in, eat on, eat up, play out, expel, ware, wash up, erase, release, corrode, beat, tire, kill, go through, eliminate, take, have, occupy, waste, finish, use up, swallow, tucker, polish off, decimate, tucker out, rust, feed, ingest, swallow up, obliterate, run through, extinguish, squander, annihilate, wipe out, bury, down, discharge, run down, work through, devour, sweep away, sap, cancel out, eject, immerse, consume, carry off, deplete, eradicate

6. corrode, eat, rustverb

   cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid

   "The acid corroded the metal"; "The steady dripping of water rusted the metal stopper in the sink"

   Synonyms:
   eat up, wipe out, deplete, use up, feed, corrode, consume, exhaust, rust, run through, eat on

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. eatverb

   Antonyms:
   abstain, fast, diet, starve, famish

   Synonyms:
   feed, devour, bolt, gulp, gorge

2. eatverb

   Synonyms:
   consume, corrode, erode, fret

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fast

   fasting is primarily an act of willing abstinence or reduction from certain or all food, drink, or both, for a period of time.

   periods of not eating are common in several religions and cultures.

   Submitted by JP03 on October 7, 2015  

2. drink

   antonym as a verb ...noting antonym as a noun is food

   i will drink the hot dog after i eat the can of soda pop

   Submitted by nellietang8 on September 6, 2022  

How to use eat in a sentence?

1. Peter Toth:

   It's a good beginning, we need to eat it to save it. If we don't eat mangalica, it will disappear again.

2. Lawrence Cheskin:

   People have the lowest health risk when they eat fruits and vegetables and whole grains.

3. Phil Mickelson:

   I'm going to continue to make it a lifestyle change, i'm going to continue to eat better, eat less, work out more, just stay committed to it.

4. Gilbert Keith Chesterton:

   Beans beans the magical fruit the more you eat the more you toot the more you eat the better you feel so let's eat beans for every meal.

5. Patricia Heaton:

   Recently I took my son for a college tour in the Midwest … I ate what I felt like eating, i realize if I was still living in Ohio that I ’d be 30 pounds heavier and an alcoholic. There’s something about being there that makes me want to drink beer all day, eat cheese fries and eat stuffed French toast for breakfast.

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