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
• patissiers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cooks

Verb

Everything Jackman cooks is an invitation to see this region in its most delicious light. —The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025

Serving legendary burgers since 1924, the Opersteny family still cooks them on the original grill. —Jill Robbins, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2025

At his best, Daniels cooks as a passer and runner, and that happened from the first possession. —Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Aug. 2025

This means that your food generally cooks faster. —Bestreviews, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2025

For me, as someone who cooks for a living far away from my homeland, the pich is yet another ghost of home. —Literary Hub, 15 Aug. 2025

Countertop bins work just fine, but Golde founder Trinity Mouzon Wofford, who cooks multiple times a day, prefers throwing scraps into a large enamel mixing bowl in her kitchen. —Erin Schwartz, Curbed, 13 Aug. 2025

The result is what Art calls Kiwi-style bacon, a less fatty breakfast meat that cooks crispy on the edges and tender in the middle. —Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 12 Aug. 2025

Since no protein cooks the same, and vegetables react tenderly to the flames, getting used to the nuances of grilling requires intimate knowledge of the grilling surface itself. —Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 12 Aug. 2025

Noun

The brand's durable, colorful pots are beloved for their ability to retain heat evenly and last for generations—which explains why finding three in pristine condition for a fraction of the retail price is such a big deal for collectors and home cooks alike. —Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025

But for Jeremiah, the cooks plop down two raspberries and what appears to be cocoa powder. —Idaho Statesman, 15 Sep. 2025

For decades, home cooks have been bound to outdated methods, including arduous timers, checking recipe charts, and leaving precision to guesswork. —Matt Emma, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025

As the dish spread, variations began to pop up with some cooks substituting different kinds of beef, adding carrots for extra sweetness, or adapting it to a soup, like this recipe. —Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025

The Chius and their team of 10 cooks worked nonstop to serve chewy seafood dumplings, crispy egg rolls and more to a line of customers that never seemed to end. —Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025

The restaurant industry – where everyone from cashiers to cooks helps shape the guest experience – and in particular fast food establishments have had to adapt to a much larger portion of their business coming from delivery orders. —Dan Gingiss, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025

And for home cooks, there is countertop space to whip up your favorite meals. —Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025

For seasoned cooks and kitchen novices, cookbook author and nutritionist Robin Miller takes it back to basics with great, family-friendly recipes worth making over and over again. —Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 5 Sep. 2025