Synonyms of cooking

cooking 1 of 2

noun

as in cuisine

the art or style of preparing food (as in a specified region)

a TV show that teaches viewers the basics of French cooking

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cuisine
• cookery
• haute cuisine
• gastronomy

cooking

2 of 2

verb

present participle of cook

1

as in misrepresenting

to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of

it turns out the pharmaceutical researcher had cooked her data

Synonyms & Similar Words

• misrepresenting
• distorting
• coloring
• falsifying
• twisting
• complicating
• slanting
• warping
• misstating
• fudging
• bending
• perverting
• garbling
• misrelating
• misinterpreting
• censoring
• obscuring
• confusing
• misdescribing
• masking
• camouflaging
• disguising
• dissembling
• mistaking
• whitewashing
• mixing (up)
• glossing (over)
• mistranslating
• lying
• misspeaking
• veiling
• bowdlerizing
• mystifying
• fibbing
• prevaricating
• confounding
• equivocating
• paltering
• belying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• explaining
• interpreting
• illustrating
• clarifying
• illuminating
• clearing (up)
• spelling out
• deciphering

2

as in happening

to take place

wondered what was cooking when several police cars pulled up to their neighbor's house

Synonyms & Similar Words

• happening
• being
• doing
• coming
• occurring
• coming down
• passing
• coming off
• coming about
• going on
• going down
• transpiring
• developing
• betiding
• coming to pass
• happing
• befalling
• chancing
• rising
• proceeding
• shaping (up)
• intervening
• coming up
• cropping (up)
• following
• springing (up)
• arising
• resulting
• materializing
• falling out
• breaking
• turning out
• going off

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cooking

Noun

Williams took that history a step further, arguing that Southern food is the only truly homegrown cuisine in the Americas, while other culinary traditions have roots in cooking practices brought by immigrants from around the world. — Evan Moore november 5, Charlotte Observer, 5 Nov. 2026

Arrange turkey pieces on rack, skin side up, and let sit at room temperature up to 2 hours to help decrease the cooking time. — Andy Baraghani, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026

Verb

When cooking at home, how do our families react to the meals? — Abbey Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 Oct. 2026

What’s the best way to clean and prepare a pumpkin for cooking? — Sydney Price, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Oct. 2026