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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
  • Grandpa said he still thinks Grandma is a dish.
Synonyms of dish

cutie (or cutey), doll, fox, knockout, looker
Words Related to dish

beauty, eyeful, goddess, lovely, stunner

beefcake, hunk, stud
3 information or opinion that is widely disseminated without any authority or confirmation of accuracy
  • the latest Hollywood dish
Synonyms of dish

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

tale, whisper, whispering

hint, intimation, rumbling

propaganda

dirt, scandal

dish

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of dish

to relate sometimes questionable or secret information of a personal nature
  • a DJ who dishes all the celebrity gossip
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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