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 workshops include all ingredients and participants learn skills such as cutting and folding meats, placement and spacing for jams and honeys. — Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026

The James Beard Award Emerging Chef semifinalist sources from Brasstown Beef, Creekstone Farms and Peculiar Pig Farms to offer the most sustainable farm-to-table meats possible. — Claudia Alarcón, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

That same year, Kennedy revealed that eating such meats was a common practice for him. — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 30 July 2026

When cooking these meats, chemicals such as heterocyclic amines (HCAs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are produced. — Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 28 July 2026

Recently, The Bee reported on the opening of a reinvented Bud’s Buffet downtown, which serves a Chipotle-esque fast-casual Mexican menu using halal meats. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026

Since staff members grow vegetables to contribute to the ingredient line-up and the team sources produce and meats from local farmers and ranchers, the lunch offerings evolve every day. — Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 24 July 2026

California icon Hot Dog on a Stick is plotting a comeback with a new owner, new outlets and new meats on sticks. — Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026

The group enjoyed a luxe food spread of meats, cheeses and berries, as seen in two photos shared by Johansen. — Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026