ATE Synonyms: 197 Similar and Opposite Words

ate

verb

Definition of ate

past tense of eat

as in consumed

to take in as food having gone all day without food, we greedily ate the hamburgers

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as in eroded

to consume or wear away gradually the pot's protective coating was eaten away by the acid

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as in dined

to take a meal where's the best place to eat in this town?

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as in annoyed

to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts it really eats me the way people go to national parks to enjoy nature—and then leave their litter behind

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Recent Examples of ate On one day in late December, Eden barely ate all day. — Angela Andaloro, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025 While neither is an effective big league pitcher at this point, those moves ate into the Yankees’ limited rotation depth. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 4 Aug. 2025 Some theologians argued that Adam and Eve, as well as all the animals in the Garden of Eden, ate only plants. — Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 4 Aug. 2025 Modest renovations accomplished that goal — the space pulses with history and nostalgia as old photos hint at how, decades ago, neighbors ate and drank shoulder to shoulder here. — Kayleigh Ruller, Charlotte Observer, 10 Apr. 2025 In testing, 75% of users ate a greater variety of plants than before using the app. — Nicki Sprinz, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025 Val, without saying a word, grabbed the locust from the guy and ate it. — Tom Gliatto, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025 Pigs and other animals brought to the island also ate dodo eggs. — Mike Snider, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025 One study found that men who ate whole eggs immediately after resistance exercise experienced greater post-exercise muscle protein synthesis rates than men who consumed egg whites. — Jillian Kubala, Rd, Health, 25 Feb. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ate

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Caffeine can still impact sleep when consumed 6 hours before bedtime.

— Erin Hooker Published, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Aug. 2026
Research from 2014 shows that GLP-1 weight-loss signals can directly force the body to burn fat for heat, entirely independent of how much food is consumed.

— Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of consumed

Verb

But in all cases, their leadership was eroded by deep structural forces, especially the impact of Brexit.

— Garret Martin, The Conversation, 31 July 2026
Crystal hates that shows drop an entire season on release day, and thinks streaming has eroded the monoculture that used to propel powerful franchises to billion-dollar heights.

— Jack Dunn, Variety, 30 July 2026

Definition of eroded

Verb

During his last visit to Tehran in 2012, Aryan Diba enjoyed the sweeping hospitality of the city, but was annoyed when he and a group of friends were disrupted by local authorities while talking to a group of women at a local fast food joint.

— Colin Wrenn, Denver Post, 5 Aug. 2026
The Australian miner with closest ties to China, Forrest was annoyed by CMRG’s attack, calling on the commodity buying cartel to ‘negotiate fairly’.

— Tim Treadgold, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of annoyed

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Their father devoured his meal, slurping up soup with his right hand and swallowing bread spread with miso paste with his left.

— Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Suddenly, you’re scooped up, whisked to a perch, and efficiently devoured by a blue dasher dragonfly.

— Rachel Sargent Mirus, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of devoured

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And in mice fed a fatty, sugary diet, shutting the pathway down in the liver curbed weight gain, cleared out fat and improved insulin sensitivity.

— Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 5 Aug. 2026
And Harry’s boyhood travels between Jamaica and New York fed his understanding of both.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of fed

Verb

CT scans showed a full stomach, suggesting the boy had feasted before the sacrificial ceremony, as well as a dilated esophagus consistent with vomiting.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 3 Aug. 2026
Ayres noted a large wound on the fish’s body before the impact, which hinted that the orcas feasted on the creature before slamming it to pieces.

— Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 23 July 2026