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food

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of food

1 substances intended to be eaten

a simple, little restaurant with excellent food

Synonyms of food

bread, chow, chuck [chiefly West], comestibles, eatables, eats, edibles, fare, foodstuffs, grub, meat, provender, provisions, table, tucker [chiefly Australian], viands, victuals, vittles

Words Related to food

commissary, rations, supplies

aliment, nutriment

diet, nourishment, nurture, sustenance

ensilage, feed, fodder, forage, silage, slop, swill

feast, meal, refreshments, regale, repast, spread

dish, plate, platter, serving

finger food, natural food

Near Antonyms of food

bane, poison, toxin, venom

2 something that maintains or stimulates the intellect

a fascinating, highly readable book that will serve as brain food for those long winter evenings

Synonyms of food

aliment, nourishment, pabulum, sustenance

Words Related to food

Near Antonyms of food

candy, fluff, pablum, pap, trash

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