Synonyms of ingest

ingest

verb

1

as in to consume

to take in as food

claims that the average person ingests considerably more calories than is necessary or desirable

Synonyms & Similar Words

• consume
• eat
• devour
• chew
• lick
• digest
• swallow
• put away
• gulp
• put down
• taste
• partake (of)
• down
• scoff
• tuck (away or in)
• savor
• swill
• relish
• wolf
• dine
• munch
• slop
• gum
• gorge
• regale
• pig out
• savour
• feast
• sup
• lap
• banquet
• nosh
• snarf (down)
• breakfast
• gobble (up or down)
• fare
• mouth (down)
• polish off
• snack
• lunch
• gormandize
• chow (down on)
• bolt
• dispatch
• glut (on)
• nibble (on)
• pick (at)
• gnaw (at or on)
• nurse

2

as in to swallow

to take into the stomach through the mouth and throat

ingested the foul-tasting medicine with only the greatest difficulty

Synonyms & Similar Words

• swallow
• sip
• drink
• chew
• eat
• consume
• down
• lick
• get down
• imbibe
• guzzle
• gulp
• devour
• munch
• sup
• scoff
• ruminate
• wolf
• knock back
• ingurgitate
• gobble (up or down)
• scarf
• finish
• polish off
• put away
• mouth (down)
• gorge
• lap
• peck (at)
• bolt
• nibble (on)
• gnaw (at or on)
• dispatch