EATS Synonyms: 245 Similar and Opposite Words

eats 1 of 2

plural noun

as in food

substances intended to be eaten there are some good eats at the buffet table

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eats

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of eat

as in consumes

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

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as in erodes

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

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as in dines

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

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diets
fasts

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

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Recent Examples of eats

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Also new are the property’s five food and beverage outlets, offering drinks and eats that range from a craft beer taproom and ice cream shop to gourmet tacos, Asian stir fry and Costa Rican cuisine. — Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 Enjoy a glass or bottle of wine and delicious eats from local food truck Sazón Latin Kitchen. — Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 20 July 2026 The white mealybug destroyers are actually larvae of a type of ladybug that, as an adult, also eats mealybugs and other insects. — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026 Cyclospora infections typically occur when someone eats raw produce that has been contaminated with fecal material. — Eva Flowe july 13, Charlotte Observer, 13 July 2026 The stocky species, up to 11 inches long, sometimes out-competes or eats other lizards, including brown anoles. — Rylan Digiacomo-Rapp, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2026 The six-foot four-inch footballer eats roughly 6,000 calories per day, consuming lots of whole foods such as steak, fish, eggs, raw milk and honey, according to his YouTube videos. — Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 10 July 2026 Its deficit is more than 5 percent of GDP, and debt servicing, as in other countries, eats at what is available for defense. — Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026 The next two stops in Madrid explore opposing sides of how a city eats. — Chadner Navarro, Robb Report, 9 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for eats

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Clinical judgment will continue to be exercised, just freed from the administrative burden that consumes most of the day.

— Adam Farren, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
If the human body has a limited energy budget, trade-offs will naturally arise when one biological process consumes more than its typical share.

— Rachel Nuwer, Quanta Magazine, 17 July 2026

Definition of consumes

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Every guest after the first 100 who dines in from Saturday through Monday can get a buy one, get one beef pepper rice.

— Zacharia Washington, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026
Complimentary valet is available for anyone who dines at Toro Toro before or after a screening.

— Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2026

Definition of dines

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Regardless, there’s a clear symbolism to Clark empathizing and embracing a bloated externalization of his own inchoate fury until someone with an outside perspective disturbs his peace, and that fury breaks loose and devours him.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 29 May 2026
In my experience, urgency devours strategy for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

— Allison Mais, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026

Definition of devours

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Anyone who has sat through a mandatory team-building exercise knows the difference between a ritual that binds and a program that irritates.

— Julia Dhar, Time, 11 July 2026
If someone is in your life long enough, they’re bound to do something that irritates you—and you’re bound to do something that irritates them.

— Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 15 June 2026