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dish

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of dish

1 a usually circular utensil for holding something (as food)

  • we threw all of the ingredients for the salsa into a dish and mixed them together
Synonyms of dish

vessel
Words Related to dish

bowl, casserole, charger, cup, plate, platter, salver, saucer, server, tray, waiter

2 a physically attractive person

  • what a dish my blind date turned out to be!
Synonyms of dish

babe [slang], cutie (or cutey), doll, dreamboat [slang], fox, glamour-puss, hottie, knockout, looker, showstopper, ten
Words Related to dish

beauty, eyeful, goddess, lovely, stunner

beefcake, hunk, stud, superstud
Antonyms of dish

dog

3 information or opinion that is widely disseminated without any authority or confirmation of accuracy

  • regularly watches the entertainment news program for all the Hollywood dish
Synonyms of dish

buzz, gossip, hearsay, noise, report, rumor, scuttlebutt, talk, tattle, word
Words Related to dish

tale, whisper, whispering

hint, intimation, rumbling

disinformation, propaganda

urban legend (also urban myth)

dirt, scandal

dish

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of dish

to relate sometimes questionable or secret information of a personal nature

  • a DJ who dishes the celebrity gossip as part of the morning programming
Synonyms of dish

blab, gossip, talk, tattle, wag
Words Related to dish

bandy (about), circulate, noise (about or abroad), rumor

blabber, disclose, divulge, reveal, tell

hint, imply, insinuate, intimate, let on, suggest

inform, report, snitch, squeal, tip (off)

babble, spill

confide
Phrases Synonymous with dish

spill the beans
Near Antonyms of dish

clam up, shut up

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