DIET Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

Definition of diet

as in food

the things that a person or animal eats considered as a whole A healthy diet should include plenty of fruits and vegetables.

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adjective

as in slimming

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diet

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verb

as in to fast

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Noun

China's oil import diet in turn helped ease global demand, softening the upward price effects for the United States, Europe and beyond. — ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026 China’s oil import diet in turn helped ease global demand, softening the upward price effects for the United States, Europe and beyond. — Aamer Madhani, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026

Adjective

To avoid San Francisco’s tax on sugary drinks, Costco chose to serve only diet sodas or unsweetened tea in its food courts. — Byirina Ivanova, Fortune, 1 June 2024 Continue reading here… FOOD FIGHT - ‘Hot in Cleveland’ star lashes out at ‘diet culture’ after sharing ‘overweight’ bikini pic. — Fox News Staff, Fox News, 10 Feb. 2024

Verb

Artificial sweeteners, present in everything from sugar-free snacks to diet sodas, are a staple for many trying to lose weight. — Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 18 Apr. 2026 Lawrence also reluctantly dieted to portray Dominika — the former ballerina forced to enter Sparrow School, a government program that trains her to be a deadly agent for espionage. — Brian Anthony Hernandez, PEOPLE, 11 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for diet

Recent Examples of Synonyms for diet

Noun

My parents use chopsticks, lifting their bowls and motioning the food into their mouths.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
In the spirit of snacking, here are bite-sized dispatches from some of the Vogue team’s favorite foods at fashion week.

— Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of food

Verb

Will his addiction to fast driving undermine his commitment to providing affordable penile health care to residents of our nation’s capital?

— Josh Gondelman, New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2026
Jews typically fast for 25 hours from the night the holiday begins until the next evening.

— Bailey Allen, The Providence Journal, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of fast

Noun

This local chain is one of the most reliably affordable meals in the LA area that also happens to be consistently delicious.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026
Hailey seems like one of those women who eats one meal of Taco Bell a day and hasn’t exercised since Friends was on the air.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2026

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