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
• ruffle
• exasperate
• nettle
• hack (off)
• rile
• tease
• vex
• plague
• irk
• infuriate
• gripe
• chafe
• provoke
• rasp
• pique
• rub the wrong way
• stick in one's craw
• peeve
• set one's teeth on edge
• insult
• nark
• get one's goat
• harass
• get on one's nerves
• upset
• offend
• nag
• devil
• heckle
• rouse
• bait
• exercise
• pester
• hassle
• enrage
• antagonize
• inflame
• badger
• agitate
• harry
• discomfort
• distress
• incense
• rankle
• bullyrag
• unsettle
• outrage
• 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

Some thought he had been eaten by a tiger, but my dad was pretty sure he’d been kidnapped by the Chinese. — Taryn Simon, The New York Review of Books, 19 Sep. 2026

But the fact remains that only about 5 percent of the population is eating enough of it. — Audrey Bruno, Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2026

Towards the end of the episode, Abby (Hall) and Andrew Borden (Hunnam) get very sick after eating spoiled oysters — projectile vomiting and soiling their undergarments in the dining room. — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2026

Published in the European Heart Journal, the analysis suggests that eating around four to six servings of whole grains a day may be the sweet spot for improving several markers of heart health. — Lauren Manaker Ms, HEALTH, 18 Sep. 2026

Phrases Containing eat

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