EATEN Synonyms: 199 Similar and Opposite Words

eaten

verb

past participle of eat

as in consumed

to take in as food having gone all day without food, we greedily ate the hamburgers

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as in eroded

to consume or wear away gradually the pot's protective coating was eaten away by the acid

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as in dined

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

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as in bothered

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

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Recent Examples of eaten Roasted carrots with a little oil unlock more vitamin A than steamed carrots eaten plain. —

Allison Palmer june 9, Sacbee.com, 9 June 2026 It is discussed and compared to the taste of other white cheeses eaten in the past. —

Literary Hub, 8 June 2026 Because of its sour taste, it's rarely eaten raw and is instead used to make cocktails, marinades, salad dressings, and desserts. —

Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 7 June 2026 Around ponds, frogs and toads will be eaten, and when worms emerge after rainfall, skunks will eagerly feed on those. —

Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2026 All parts of the plant are toxic if eaten. —

Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2026 Probiotics are generally safe to take every day, especially when eaten in foods such as yogurt, miso, tempeh, buttermilk, and soy beverages. —

Emmanuella Ogbonna, Health, 5 June 2026 Baking soda isn’t attractive to ants on its own and must be eaten to be effective. —

Rabekah Henderson, The Spruce, 5 June 2026 Modern cities, with their excessive nocturnal lighting, have eaten away at the darkness. —

Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 2 June 2026

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That would leave the US emergency oil reserve with the least amount of oil since the early 1980s, when the economy was smaller and consumed less energy.

— Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 9 June 2026
These microscopic structures accelerate the chemical breakdown without being consumed by the reaction.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 8 June 2026