VICTUALS Synonyms: 101 Similar and Opposite Words

victuals 1 of 2

plural noun

ˈvi-tᵊl

as in food

substances intended to be eaten sat down with a plate of hearty victuals and a mug of ale

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victuals

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verb

present tense third-person singular of victual

as in feeds

to provide food or meals for the navy was usually equipped, clothed and victualled by the Crown

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as in eats

to take a meal that evening the travelers victualed sumptuously on partridge and venison

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diets
fasts

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The first episode drops Thursday, July 16 in podcast feeds everywhere.

— AJC.com, AJC.com, 9 July 2026
The image of pre- and post-highway village life, and of his own family’s generations-long migration from Karachi through the upper Himalayas to Dehradun, feeds directly into the film’s sense of people caught in transit.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 July 2026

Definition of feeds

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Cyclospora infections typically occur when someone eats raw produce that has been contaminated with fecal material.

— Eva Flowe July 13, Charlotte Observer, 13 July 2026
The stocky species, up to 11 inches long, sometimes out-competes or eats other lizards, including brown anoles.

— Rylan DiGiacomo-Rapp, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2026

Definition of eats

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— , FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
Iván de los Ángeles Arias, a 44-year-old boat pilot, often boards the boat for a five-minute ride across the Bay of Havana, keeping his car at home for emergency use only.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026

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For example, the female carpenter bee provisions her nest with nectar and pollen, lays the eggs, and then the eggs hatch in late summer to fall.

— Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 19 Dec. 2025
Inside, the wasp provisions its offspring with paralyzed spiders or insects.

— Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025

Definition of provisions

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