VEGANS Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

vegans

noun

plural of vegan

as in vegetarians

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Relevance

Dissimilar Words

carnivores

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Recent Examples of vegans That included looking at everything from the average cost of groceries for vegetarians and vegans, the number of restaurants with vegetarian and vegan offerings, and for the vegetarian lifestyle, the availability of vegan and vegetarian festivals. — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 3 Dec. 2025

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Noun

That included looking at everything from the average cost of groceries for vegetarians and vegans, the number of restaurants with vegetarian and vegan offerings, and for the vegetarian lifestyle, the availability of vegan and vegetarian festivals.

— Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 3 Dec. 2025

Definition of vegetarians

Noun

This free pet pantry offers free pet food, treats and supplies for dogs, cats and other small animals.

— Mary Eber, CBS News, 14 July 2026
What’s troubling to me, besides the obvious, is the insistence on finding a way to continue to eat animals if your body starts to reject them.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 13 July 2026

Definition of animals

Noun

Invertebrates make up more than 70% of all terrestrial animal species and are important pollinators, predators and herbivores in virtually every nonmarine ecosystem.

— Christopher A. Lepczyk, The Conversation, 8 July 2026
The bloody red shrimp are herbivores when young, feeding on phytoplankton, and then add carnivorous activity as adults, adding zooplankton to their diet.

— Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 3 July 2026

Definition of herbivores

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