VICTUALS Synonyms: 101 Similar and Opposite Words

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plural noun

ˈvi-tᵊl

as in food

substances intended to be eaten sat down with a plate of hearty victuals and a mug of ale

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victuals

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verb

present tense third-person singular of victual

as in feeds

to provide food or meals for the navy was usually equipped, clothed and victualled by the Crown

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as in eats

to take a meal that evening the travelers victualed sumptuously on partridge and venison

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diets
fasts

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Aza Raskin had a part in creating the slick social media feeds that engross us today.

— Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
By 2015, New Atlas was covering innovations such as the Diamond Hotend, which combined three filament feeds into a single nozzle, although even that approach could produce waste towers when changing colors.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of feeds

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Measuring how much a baby eats typically requires weighing them directly before and after a feeding, and that’s an imprecise and cumbersome process.

— Monique Brouillette, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
In the opening scene, an old man eats a pear, smiles, and expires under a fruit tree; a beautiful death.

— Sophie Pinkham, The New York Review of Books, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of eats

Verb

Jordan Clarkson, New York Clarkson rebirthed his career in New York as a role-playing bench wing who feasts on offensive boards (no, really) and plays more defense than the Utah version.

— John Hollinger, New York Times, 17 June 2026
Well, Sydney feasts a little bit at the end.

— Claire Messud, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2026

Definition of feasts

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The question no longer would be simply what provisions a union can persuade a school to accept, but what provisions an outside arbitration panel could compel it to accept.

— Mailee Smith, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
For example, the female carpenter bee provisions her nest with nectar and pollen, lays the eggs, and then the eggs hatch in late summer to fall.

— Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 19 Dec. 2025

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