VEGANS Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

vegans

noun

plural of vegan

as in vegetarians

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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

Aquarium officials received some 500 marine animals from that operation on June 19, taking in an array of fish, sharks, clams, shrimp, prawns and tiny snails.

— John Donegan LONG BEACH POST, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
That’s not to mention the gorgeous puppetry work done by another set of performers as the play reveals a series of detailed circus animals.

— Jenelle Riley, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of animals

Noun

The same process occurs in the radish’s spicier cousins, and the resulting chemicals are thought to help deter herbivores and pests.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 Aug. 2026
But Carcache wonders whether the vine might also deter herbivores, offering some protection to its host.

— Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of herbivores

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