Synonyms of meat

meat

noun

1

as in flesh

animal and especially mammal tissue used as food

we need to go shopping; there's only enough meat in the freezer for one more dinner

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flesh
• poultry
• red meat
• game
• variety meat

2

as in food

substances intended to be eaten

offered his guests meat and drink

Synonyms & Similar Words

• food
• provisions
• bread
• eats
• meal
• fare
• foodstuffs
• table
• victuals
• supplies
• chow
• grub
• chuck
• dish
• viands
• edibles
• eatables
• provender
• refreshments
• plate
• comestibles
• vittles
• diet
• tucker
• feed
• nutriment
• rations
• commissary
• sustenance
• nourishment
• silage
• fodder
• pap
• forage
• ensilage
• feast
• platter
• serving
• repast
• board
• nurture
• natural food
• aliment
• mess
• swill
• slop
• finger food
• spread
• regale

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• poison
• toxin
• venom
• bane

3

as in heart

the central part or aspect of something under consideration

he dances all around it without ever addressing the meat of the issue

Synonyms & Similar Words

• heart
• core
• root
• essence
• kernel
• point
• sum
• sum and substance
• bottom line
• pith
• nucleus
• meat and potatoes
• nub
• net
• pivot
• gist
• centerpiece
• crux
• subject
• the long and short
• bull's-eye
• keynote
• tenor
• content
• nubbin
• substance
• theme
• body
• direction
• the long and the short
• course
• drift
• thesis
• hypothesis
• proposition
• purport

Phrases Containing meat

• meat and potatoes