TOOTH Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

tooth

noun

Definition of tooth

as in taste

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Recent Examples of tooth Without affordable medical care or social welfare, people die of tooth decay and childbirth and exposure to the cold come winter. — Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026 The third one was an isolated partial tooth from another individual. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 20 Sep. 2026 The tooth belonged to an Otodus megalodon, a now-extinct shark that was once the largest marine predator in the world. — Katie Riley, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2026 The discovery of the tooth, which belonged to an ancient Pacific mastodon, was announced by the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District (Midpen) in San Mateo County, California. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tooth

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Noun

These rustic touches give the space a taste of cowboy culture without feeling overbearing.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Catering to a local sense of taste is another strong strategy.

— Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of taste

Noun

But with public debt rising and budgets already under strain, governments have little appetite for adding another enormous bill to the public ledger.

— Stephanie Walton, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2026
The government, unable and unwilling to check their most voracious citizens and appetites, failed to tame the frontier.

— J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of appetite

Noun

Potential uses include disaster relief and surveillance The first DARPA Lift Challenge attracted around 480 concept submissions, with 110 teams invited to compete.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026
More specifically, ask yourself how your technology use is helping or hurting your social life.

— Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of use

Noun

The 37-year-old, clad in a white tank top, loose gray sweatpants and white gym socks, looks back on the years that went into building the home to her liking.

— Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 2 Oct. 2026
Content creator Josh Lora, also known as @tellthebees, posted on TikTok that people are trying to rewrite the reality of professionalism to their liking—and that those who bring coffee into an interview won’t get the job.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of liking

Noun

The Incredible Hulk, the Thing, He-Man, Superman—these cartoon heroes must fulfill some kind of longing.

— Gavin Francis, The New York Review of Books, 3 Oct. 2026
Despite the claims of any number of charlatans who prey on the American brand of cuddly benighted ignorance, the universe will not manifest an alternate reality for anyone who simply wishes for it with sufficient longing.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of longing

Noun

But as their love affair gets steamier and Haru frantically tries to maintain her elaborate ruse, the dance numbers lose their luster.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Heated Rivalry is the story of two NHL players who carry on a torrid gay love affair from the closet.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of love affair

Noun

The idea of a child receiving an injection for weight loss strikes at something deep — a desire to let children be children, free from adult burdens.

— Babak J. Orandi, STAT, 1 Oct. 2026
His desire echoes that of his boss, BBC Studios Productions chief Zai Bennett, which is to invest in around two to three of these new-look talent labels per year.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of desire

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