Synonyms of cooks

cooks 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of cook

1

as in misrepresents

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

• misrepresents
• distorts
• perverts
• falsifies
• twists
• colors
• fudges
• slants
• complicates
• warps
• misstates
• misinterprets
• garbles
• bends
• confuses
• misrelates
• censors
• obscures
• mistakes
• mistranslates
• disguises
• masks
• misspeaks
• misdescribes
• camouflages
• dissembles
• bowdlerizes
• mystifies
• glosses (over)
• whitewashes
• mixes (up)
• lies
• prevaricates
• veils
• equivocates
• confounds
• belies
• palters
• fibs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• explains
• interprets
• illustrates
• clarifies
• spells out
• illuminates
• clears (up)
• deciphers

2

as in happens

to take place

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• happens
• is
• comes
• does
• occurs
• comes down
• comes to pass
• transpires
• goes on
• comes off
• comes about
• goes down
• passes
• chances
• befalls
• rises
• haps
• betides
• develops
• intervenes
• arises
• shapes (up)
• proceeds
• materializes
• crops (up)
• turns out
• springs (up)
• breaks
• follows
• results
• falls out
• comes up
• goes off

cooks

2 of 2

noun

plural of cook

as in chefs

a person who prepares food by some manner of heating

the hearty meals prepared by the cook at summer camp

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chefs
• bakers
• culinarians
• cookers
• pâtissiers
• grillers
• barbecuers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cooks

Verb

The brilliance of this recipe is how everything cooks together in a sheet pan, even the walnuts. — Emily Paster, Midwest Living, 18 Aug. 2026

Stone built the restaurant to give cooks room to grow beyond the stove, whether that is making charcuterie in-house or working the live fire that the restaurant cooks everything over. — Esha Chhabra, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Have any of you guys been haunted by the frankly upsetting scene in Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey in which Circe cooks what can only be described as a very messed up stew? — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 July 2026

Torres seasons the pork with lots of black pepper and garlic, and cooks it low and slow for around five hours. — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026

To make sure the mixture cooks all the way through, add hot water into the baking dish surrounding the ramekins — just halfway up. — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 July 2026

After a research trip to Texas steakhouses, Clark switched his kitchen from broiler to hardwood grilling, drawing inspiration from Gallagher’s Steakhouse in New York, his favorite, which cooks over hickory. — Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 28 July 2026

Trending Video The Los Blancos player shares his six-bedroom, 7,000-square-foot mansion with his father, younger brother, and his mother—the latter still reportedly cooks meals for the family and drives the athlete to practice. — India Roby, Architectural Digest, 15 July 2026

The method cooks the chicken quickly, creating a crisp crust while keeping the meat juicy. — Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2026

Noun

Dausch and his team created a data-forward automation layer that changed the workflow, telling cooks not to make the pizza until the system knew with greater certainty that further down the chain, a driver would be available for pickup. — John Kell, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026

How one’s meal is eaten is up to each diner, but Quintana and the cooks in the kitchen eat it like a taco, putting chunks of the meat, a spoonful of rice and salsa and a helping of the onions into a tortilla. — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026

As the pancetta cooks, its savory, aromatic drippings become the backbone of the dish. — Inés Anguiano, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Aug. 2026

Southern cooks have been known to take liberties with classic recipes from time to time—it’s called creativity, for goodness sake! — Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2026

These days, Southwick’s home hosts large Christmas gatherings each year where her grandson Clint cooks and relatives decorate. — Susan Young, PEOPLE, 12 Aug. 2026

The cooks had been arrested, in the spring of 2022, after Russia seized the Azovstal factory, a vast metallurgical complex that became the last stronghold of Ukrainian troops in the city. — Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

If said auntie cooks with abundant spices and palm oil, has an eye for striking colors and compositions, and sends you home with parcels of food wrapped like gifts, then London has succeeded admirably. — John Kessler, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026

For home cooks, there’s nothing worse than a recipe that promises a fast, easy meal—only to require hours of prep time and multiple shopping trips. — Staff Author, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Aug. 2026