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

Verb

Tien eats his breakfast ravenously and without complaint. — Jake Nevins, Vogue, 25 June 2026 Because no one really eats onscreen anymore. — Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 21 June 2026 But discovering neighborhood gems remains central to how Vetri eats in his own city. — Carinne Geil Botta, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 Just up the road from Crescent Lake, Granny’s Cafe dishes out classic diner eats like burgers, melts, milkshakes, and fish and chips. — Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 5 July 2026 If a person eats undercooked meat containing cysticerci, the larvae will develop into adult tapeworms in the person’s intestinal tract and live there, possibly for years. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 26 June 2026 The series would follow an Italian-American kid who eats moon rocks, fails to digest them, and ends up with terribly inconvenient superpowers. — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 7 July 2026 Zuckerberg previously noted in 2024 that each cow eats between 5,000 and 10,000 pounds of food each year. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 2 July 2026 Inadvertently, Charlotte and I were, with our company run out of her basement, involved at a very seminal level in changing the way America eats in terms of its vegetables. — Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 7 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for eats

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Yet a cannabis marketer who consumes — or, just as notably, one who doesn’t — often finds their professional credibility subjected to a level of scrutiny that has no real parallel elsewhere.

— Peter Su, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
One early target is underground mine ventilation, which consumes a significant share of electricity at subsurface operations.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 July 2026

Definition of consumes

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Financial privacy erodes gradually through risk assessments, compliance obligations, information sharing partnerships and international standards presented as technical rather than political.

— Susie Violet Ward, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
This undermines financial stability, erodes reserves intended for true emergencies, and increases the likelihood of necessary cuts or emergency measures in the future.

— Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2026

Definition of erodes

Verb

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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What is the pettiest thing that annoys you during a race weekend?

— Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 24 June 2026
One of the more common ways bear encounters escalate is when an off-leash dog runs toward a bear, annoys it, and then comes sprinting back to its owner with an angry predator in pursuit.

— Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026

Definition of annoys

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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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The other eighty percent serves coordination theater, process compliance, and activity generation that feeds measurement systems nobody designed with purpose in mind.

— Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
The result is classic banana pudding flavor in the form of a snack cake that feeds a crowd, travels well, and slices neatly for picnics, potlucks, and cookouts.

— Joe Sevier, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2026

Definition of feeds

Verb

If that bothers you, then a significant projection for Bo Nix’s season will make your skin crawl.

— Troy Renck, Denver Post, 6 July 2026
What bothers me more is when passengers take up valuable overhead bin space with personal items like backpacks and jackets before everyone has finished boarding.

— Skyli Alvarez, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 July 2026

Definition of bothers

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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
Elsa’s inquisitive presence almost instantly irritates Amalia, as the latter refuses to simply acquiesce to her relentless quizzing.

— Lé Baltar, IndieWire, 16 May 2026