Synonyms of eats

eats 1 of 2

plural noun

as in food

substances intended to be eaten

there are some good eats at the buffet table

Synonyms & Similar Words

• food
• provisions
• bread
• meat
• fare
• meal
• table
• foodstuffs
• supplies
• grub
• chow
• victuals
• chuck
• eatables
• feed
• refreshments
• dish
• tucker
• edibles
• diet
• vittles
• viands
• provender
• plate
• comestibles
• nourishment
• rations
• nutriment
• sustenance
• commissary
• fodder
• forage
• serving
• nurture
• feast
• pap
• board
• silage
• ensilage
• aliment
• repast
• platter
• natural food
• mess
• slop
• spread
• swill
• regale
• finger food

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• poison
• toxin
• venom
• bane

eats

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of eat

1

as in consumes

to take in as food

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• consumes
• devours
• chews
• licks
• ingests
• swallows
• partakes (of)
• digests
• tucks (away or in)
• tastes
• dines
• puts away
• savors
• scoffs
• relishes
• gulps
• puts down
• picks (at)
• mouths (down)
• munches
• wolfs
• gobbles (up or down)
• swills
• downs
• slops
• gnaws (at or on)
• feasts
• nibbles (on)
• snacks
• fares
• gorges
• regales
• gluts (on)
• lunches
• chows (down on)
• laps
• breakfasts
• banquets
• sups
• snarfs (down)
• bolts
• gums
• polishes off
• dispatches
• nurses
• pigs out
• noshes
• gormandizes

2

as in erodes

to consume or wear away gradually

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• erodes
• gnaws
• destroys
• corrodes
• bites (at)
• decomposes
• nibbles
• frets
• disintegrates
• dissolves
• ruins
• wastes
• breaks down
• decimates
• wrecks
• breaks up
• devastates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• restores
• revives
• recreates
• regenerates
• refreshes
• renews
• freshens
• revitalizes
• rejuvenates
• refreshens

3

as in dines

to take a meal

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dines
• feeds
• feasts
• snacks
• partakes
• refreshes
• fares
• nibbles
• breaks bread
• lunches
• victuals
• overeats
• banquets
• grazes
• breakfasts
• chows (down)
• messes
• gorges
• boards
• picnics
• picks
• gluts
• pigs out
• repasts
• sups
• dines out
• noshes
• overfeeds
• digs in
• gormandizes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• diets
• fasts

4

as in annoys

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

• annoys
• bothers
• irritates
• bugs
• persecutes
• gets
• aggravates
• angers
• itches
• exasperates
• riles
• burns (up)
• infuriates
• wears on
• teases
• irks
• vexes
• chafes
• gripes
• worries
• provokes
• grates
• ruffles
• gets to
• piques
• frosts
• nettles
• hacks (off)
• puts out
• rasps
• spites
• plagues
• galls
• harasses
• insults
• peeves
• narks
• sets one's teeth on edge
• offends
• rouses
• rubs the wrong way
• enrages
• sticks in one's craw
• nags
• gets one's goat
• gets on one's nerves
• pesters
• upsets
• inflames
• antagonizes
• unsettles
• agitates
• baits
• harries
• hassles
• heckles
• badgers
• roils
• perturbs
• rankles
• outrages
• devils
• distresses
• undoes
• unhinges
• disquiets
• exercises
• maddens
• incenses
• bullyrags
• affronts
• discomposes
• frets
• discomforts
• freaks (out)
• hagrides
• miffs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• obliges
• pleases
• delights
• satisfies
• appeases
• placates
• gratifies
• pacifies
• contents
• assures
• propitiates
• mollifies
• gladdens
• conciliates
• cheers
• reassures
• comforts
• soothes
• quiets
• consoles
• solaces

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of eats

Verb

Drake noted that the company’s traditional customer makes less than $100,000 a year — a cohort that has had less wiggle room in their wallets lately as the rising cost of living eats away at their disposable income. — Dallas Morning News, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2026

Denise and the kids are horrified and have to leave quickly as the dinosaur eats what’s left of the devoted dad. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2026

However, time spent waiting for clarification on the rules also eats into the 90-day window. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2026

The collective research indicates that the opportunistic ruffed grouse eats just about anything. — Tom Huggler, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026

When a person with celiac disease eats gluten, their body triggers an immune response, which can lead to intestinal damage and cause diarrhea, abdominal pain, fatigue, weight loss and vomiting. — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026

The average American eats roughly 200 pounds of vegetables and 100 pounds of fruit annually, according to the USDA Economic Research Service. — Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026

Infections can also occur when someone eats raw or undercooked shellfish, especially oysters. — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2026

As for dining options, Cafe Genevieve serves an excellent breakfast and brunch, and Million Dollar Cowboy Bar draws crowds for a taste of Western-style eats like bison burgers and elk sliders. — Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 3 Aug. 2026