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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The current eats the sacrificial metal instead of the bridge. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026 Autumn eats and beers are on the menu at restaurants and breweries around the city, and nearby farms host weekend events with corn mazes, wagon rides, and other family fun. — Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026 There’s nothing that needed to be fixed, because everybody who shows up shows up for a certain dish and eats the same thing. — Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026 People are so curious about where Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang eats, there’s a blog that tracks his sumptuous dinners out around the world. — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026 Her logic reminded me of when Siegfried eats some of a dragon’s heart and can suddenly understand what birds are saying. — Caleb Crain, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2026 What mad honey does to the human body When a human eats more than about a teaspoon of this honey, the toxin interferes with how the heart muscle generates its electrical signals. — Prayan Pokharel, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026 France eats around 8 kilograms (18 pounds) of butter per person a year, so says the agriculture ministry. — ABC News, 26 Aug. 2026 Sheldon eats orchard hay as the bulk of his diet and also loves watermelon, Alton added. — Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for eats

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That figure assumes the vehicle consumes 100 watt-hours per mile and its solar panels deliver at least four kWh of usable energy to the battery during the day.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
Many facilities use evaporative cooling, which consumes water to remove server heat.

— Mark Drapeau, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of consumes

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The reassuring finding, across the research represented in the room at the CIFAR workshop, is that candidness about uncertainty generally maintains or builds trust rather than erodes it.

— Aleeza Gerstein, The Conversation, 28 Aug. 2026
The vision ultimately describes a county where growth enhances rather than erodes the characteristics that make Placer distinct.

— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of erodes

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The larvae come from the Cochliomyia hominivorax fly, which invades open wounds or the mucous membranes of body openings in any warm-blooded animal, including humans, and devours tissue, causing the wounds to become increasingly deep and painful.

— Abraham Tellez, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
The fungus then slowly devours the ant, sprouting through its head in one final indignity.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of devours

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These powerhouse Los Angeles institutions join a growing cohort of universities in California and nationwide responding quickly to a technology most undergraduates first encountered in chat bots or social media feeds in middle and high school.

— Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Magid said his own Facebook and Instagram feeds are relatively benign.

— Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of feeds

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That sequencing bothers people who’ve spent careers being told that data systems need privacy protections designed in, not bolted on after a scandal.

— Karl W. Bickel, Baltimore Sun, 25 Aug. 2026
Kurt's key takeaways What bothers me most about this scam is that criminals are going after people who may have the fewest options to protect themselves.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of bothers

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With contact dermatitis, a product like a soap or chemical irritates the skin or causes an allergic reaction, leading to symptoms like itching, discoloration, swelling, or even blisters.

— Ayren Jackson-Cannady, Allure, 20 Aug. 2026
The capsaicin in hot peppers irritates pests and deters them from feeding on plants.

— Farima Ferguson, The Spruce, 15 July 2026