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

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 The research shows that heat can reduce how much someone eats in one sitting. — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 July 2026 Multiple locations Everybody eats at Hattie B’s, perhaps simply because there are so many of them. — Ellen Fort, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 July 2026 Caused by bacteria or fungi, the disease enters the body through tiny openings in the skin — even a thorn’s pinprick — then slowly eats away surrounding tissue and bone. — Helen Branswell, STAT, 30 July 2026 So, these New England restaurants are showing love to the barefoot guy who eats with his hands. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026 One colleague refers to him as Monsieur Mangetout — the man that eats everything. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 26 July 2026 Family caregivers are often responsible for every aspect of providing nutrition support, from planning meals to grocery shopping, to making sure their relative eats those meals. — Minakshi Raj, The Conversation, 24 July 2026 When something’s off (like a misplaced comma or wrong code), the claim gets kicked back, and either the patient or the doctor eats the cost. — Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 22 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for eats

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And the human brain only consumes about 20 watts of energy doing that.

— Jackie Snow, IEEE Spectrum, 30 July 2026
Every prompt, response, and autonomous agent interaction consumes tokens, and as AI systems become more sophisticated, usage can scale from thousands to millions—or even trillions—of tokens.

— Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 29 July 2026

Definition of consumes

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Friendly’s is being extra friendly this National Ice Cream Day by offering a free cone or dish to every guest who dines in or carries out.

— Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026
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

Definition of dines

Verb

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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Social media feeds full of hiking content and glorious views have contributed to a growing interest in the outdoors among young adults.

— Lea Tran, TheWeek, 30 July 2026
In the coming months, as the 2026-27 NHL and NBA seasons get under way, DAZN will start to incorporate the networks’ linear feeds and on-demand programming.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 29 July 2026