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 Mediterranean diet is fairly plant-based with an emphasis on using different kinds of healthy fats as well as cooking with legumes and lean meats like poultry and fish. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026

Recipe Tips for Sailor Sandwich Browning the pastrami and knockwurst before assembling the sandwich builds flavor and removes moisture from the meats, which helps keep the bread crisp. — Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 15 July 2026

Elsewhere, the Grill offers a more relaxed setting for seafood, meats, and fresh pasta. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026

Of course, there are critics who say that these products don’t pass their purity tests, but alternative meats have the advantage of not requiring factory farming or breaking you out in a rash. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 13 July 2026

His friend, Andy Beals of Overland Park, assumed the same, a logical hunch given the city’s reputation for smoking meats. — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026

Get the best meats, poultry and seafood delivered straight to your doorstep with a Good Chop subscription and score a free Blackstone Griddle with your 3rd order. — Rachel Cortez, USA Today, 4 July 2026

Advocates of the Make America Healthy Again movement, for instance, have promoted organ meats, or offal, as some of the cheapest and most nutrient-dense foods people can eat. — Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026

That means Team Norway has still been getting lots of food like fruits, vegetables, grains and other meats from local American sources. — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026