VEGETARIANS Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

vegetarians

noun

plural of vegetarian

as in vegans

Related Words

Relevance

Dissimilar Words

carnivores

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Recent Examples of vegetarians 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 vegans

Noun

The facility -- which is home to more than 10,000 animals -- must operate 24 hours a day.

— CBS News, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
Rice takes curious young readers on a tour of the natural world that’s hiding in plain sight, focusing on the ways that plants and animals communicate and connect.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of animals

Noun

Mastodons were massive, elephant-like herbivores that went extinct roughly 11,700 years ago, near the end of the last Ice Age.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of herbivores

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