Synonyms of eat

eat

verb

ˈēt 

1

as in to consume

to take in as food

having gone all day without food, we greedily ate the hamburgers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• consume
• chew
• devour
• lick
• swallow
• ingest
• partake (of)
• digest
• taste
• tuck (away or in)
• put away
• dine
• put down
• mouth (down)
• savor
• pick (at)
• scoff
• relish
• munch
• wolf
• breakfast
• gulp
• gobble (up or down)
• snack
• gorge
• feast
• nibble (on)
• chow (down on)
• slop
• gnaw (at or on)
• lunch
• gum
• swill
• glut (on)
• down
• fare
• banquet
• lap
• snarf (down)
• sup
• regale
• polish off
• nurse
• bolt
• pig out
• nosh
• gormandize
• dispatch

2

as in to erode

to consume or wear away gradually

the pot's protective coating was eaten away by the acid

Synonyms & Similar Words

• erode
• bite (at)
• destroy
• gnaw
• nibble
• corrode
• decompose
• fret
• dissolve
• ruin
• disintegrate
• waste
• wreck
• break down
• break up
• decimate
• devastate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• restore
• recreate
• regenerate
• revive
• renew
• refresh
• freshen
• revitalize
• rejuvenate
• refreshen

3

as in to dine

to take a meal

where's the best place to eat in this town?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dine
• feed
• snack
• feast
• partake
• nibble
• fare
• refresh
• break bread
• lunch
• breakfast
• victual
• picnic
• overeat
• banquet
• graze
• gorge
• overfeed
• chow (down)
• pick
• dine out
• glut
• board
• mess
• repast
• dig in
• nosh
• sup
• pig out
• gormandize

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• diet
• fast

4

as in to bother

to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts

it really eats me the way people go to national parks to enjoy nature—and then leave their litter behind

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bother
• annoy
• bug
• get
• irritate
• persecute
• aggravate
• wear on
• get to
• worry
• burn (up)
• put out
• spite
• itch
• grate
• frost
• anger
• gall
• exasperate
• ruffle
• tease
• nettle
• hack (off)
• rile
• plague
• vex
• irk
• infuriate
• gripe
• provoke
• chafe
• rasp
• pique
• rub the wrong way
• stick in one's craw
• peeve
• insult
• set one's teeth on edge
• nark
• get one's goat
• harass
• upset
• offend
• get on one's nerves
• nag
• devil
• heckle
• rouse
• bait
• exercise
• pester
• hassle
• enrage
• antagonize
• inflame
• badger
• agitate
• harry
• discomfort
• distress
• incense
• rankle
• outrage
• unsettle
• bullyrag
• discompose
• perturb
• undo
• roil
• unhinge
• fret
• affront
• disquiet
• hagride
• madden
• freak (out)
• miff

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• appease
• placate
• oblige
• please
• pacify
• satisfy
• conciliate
• gratify
• delight
• propitiate
• assure
• mollify
• comfort
• cheer
• content
• reassure
• quiet
• soothe
• console
• gladden
• solace

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of eat

Her grandchildren, ages 12, 15 and 16, miss eating lasagna with ground beef, beef fajitas and steak with plantain chips. — Arkansas Online, 26 July 2026

Others were eating macarons from the dessert trays, using the bathroom or mingling in the lobby. — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 25 July 2026

Buying food to eat at home has gotten 33% more expensive since the beginning of 2019, according to government figures. — Dee-Ann Durbin, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026

In part one — set to an instrumental soundtrack — viewers see the cruise passenger scratching dry and scaly patches of her foot before using the same hand to eat pizza. — Perri Ormont Blumberg, FOXNews.com, 25 July 2026

Phrases Containing eat

• eat (up)
• eat alive
• eat one's heart out