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 Getty Images The dog days of the summer have almost entirely eaten away at the profits for the MLB best home run bets this season. — Josh Shepardson, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026 Blizzard points out that some mushrooms can be eaten raw in very small quantities. — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 6 Aug. 2026 Dog meat also has been eaten in China, Vietnam and African countries, as well as in South Korea, which plans to formally ban slaughtering, breeding or selling dog meat for human consumption beginning next year. — ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026 Experts believe that because lettuce is perishable, the stuff that was making people sick was eaten or thrown away long ago. — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2026 Minnesota state officials said the majority of people sick in the state reported having eaten at Chipotle from June 14 to July 14. — Lauren Dunn, NBC news, 5 Aug. 2026 Tons of truckloads arrive at Texas grocers and restaurants, ready to be roasted and eaten in enchiladas, queso, tamales and even margaritas. — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Aug. 2026 The tablet is designed to be placed in water with fruits and vegetables before they're eaten. — Joe Van Ryn, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026 Bo kho is a Vietnamese dish of beef braised in a flavorful broth with lemongrass, star anise, cinnamon, and garlic, commonly eaten with baguette. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for eaten

Verb

Caffeine can still impact sleep when consumed 6 hours before bedtime.

— Erin Hooker Published, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Aug. 2026
Research from 2014 shows that GLP-1 weight-loss signals can directly force the body to burn fat for heat, entirely independent of how much food is consumed.

— Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of consumed

Verb

My family recently dined at Cecil’s Texas Style Bar-B-Q on Orange Avenue south of downtown Orlando.

— Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026
That evening, their family dined in the hotel’s reception area, which was the only part of the entire hotel that had electricity.

— Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026

Definition of dined

Verb

Most of the hospitals are taken over by gangs or have been destroyed, and … the economy’s not good.

— Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
Two grandparents and their 3-year-old grandson were killed after multiple Russian drones destroyed their home in the Brovary district of Kyiv region, northeast of the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, early Saturday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of destroyed

Verb

And in mice fed a fatty, sugary diet, shutting the pathway down in the liver curbed weight gain, cleared out fat and improved insulin sensitivity.

— Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 5 Aug. 2026
And Harry’s boyhood travels between Jamaica and New York fed his understanding of both.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of fed

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During his last visit to Tehran in 2012, Aryan Diba enjoyed the sweeping hospitality of the city, but was annoyed when he and a group of friends were disrupted by local authorities while talking to a group of women at a local fast food joint.

— Colin Wrenn, Denver Post, 5 Aug. 2026
The Australian miner with closest ties to China, Forrest was annoyed by CMRG’s attack, calling on the commodity buying cartel to ‘negotiate fairly’.

— Tim Treadgold, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of annoyed

Verb

CT scans showed a full stomach, suggesting the boy had feasted before the sacrificial ceremony, as well as a dilated esophagus consistent with vomiting.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 3 Aug. 2026
Ayres noted a large wound on the fish’s body before the impact, which hinted that the orcas feasted on the creature before slamming it to pieces.

— Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 23 July 2026