Synonyms of meats

meats

noun

plural of meat

1

as in flesh

animal and especially mammal tissue used as food

we need to go shopping; there's only enough meat in the freezer for one more dinner

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flesh
• red meats
• poultries
• variety meats
• games

2

as in roots

the central part or aspect of something under consideration

he dances all around it without ever addressing the meat of the issue

Synonyms & Similar Words

• roots
• hearts
• essences
• cores
• kernels
• points
• meat and potatoes
• sums
• centerpieces
• nuclei
• bottom lines
• nets
• nubs
• pivots
• substances
• gists
• piths
• subjects
• nubbins
• keynotes
• tenors
• bull's-eyes
• themes
• cruxes
• contents
• courses
• directions
• bodies
• drifts
• hypotheses
• theses
• propositions
• purports

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of meats

The store also features produce, seafood shipped daily from East Coast fishing partners, ready-to-cook entrées, pre-marinated meats, a full-service meat department and a bakery offering cakes, specialty desserts, donuts, bagels and more. — Chase Jordan october 9, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2026

Another kebab riffs on dombeh, or lamb tail fat, sometimes layered with skewered meats to render during grilling. — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026

Dine under the stars at one of the resort’s al fresco bars and restaurants, with cuisines ranging from fine Indian dishes to smoked meats seasons from the on-site herb garden. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Pita pockets or tortilla pinwheels filled with deli meats and cheese, or with hummus and veggies. — Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026

Fill tortillas with deli meats, cheese, hummus and veggies for pinwheels. — Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Oct. 2026

Schnitzel is usually the province of subtler, tenderer meats—your chicken breasts, your veal rounds. — Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026

Wet versions of seafood products contained the most mercury — nearly 28 times as much as wet foods made with other meats, especially poultry. — Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026

Since when would roasting potatoes, sauteeing two different meats, layering a sauce and popping it back in the oven (twice because the chicken wasn't cooked through) take 50 minutes? — Rick Martinez, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 Oct. 2026