Food

/fuːd/

Synonyms for "food" (108 found)

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Closest matches (22)

Noun(10 words)

provisions aliment bait bouffe chows comestible comestibles cuisine culinary diet

aliment board bread cheer chow comestibles commonscreature comfortdaily breaddiet

Adjective(2 words)

basic nourishmentdaily sustenance

Strong matches (32)

Noun(15 words)

dish eatables edibleedible itemedibles essen fare faresfood for thoughtfood-grade food-safe foodstuffs gastronomic groceries grubs

Adjective(4 words)

eatable edibleedible matteredible substance

eatables eats edible edibles farefast foodfeast feed foodstuff foodstuffs fuel grubhealth food

Related words (54)

ingesta keep meat nourishment nurture nutriment pabulum pap provender provision provisions ration rations refreshment scoff spread subsistence sustenance table tuck

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viands victuals

Noun(30 words)

intellectual nourishmentkai meal meals meat munchable nibbles nosebag nourisher nourishmentnourishment growthnutrient nutritionom nom nompastilprepared foodrations stodge supplies sustenance

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sustenancessynonyms: see thesaurus:foodtiffin tuck tucker tuckers viand viands victual vittles

Verb(2 words)

provide nourishmentsustain life

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

12 entries

adjectivecognitive contentcontent descriptoredible goodsedible substancemental objectmodifierprepared itemproperty standard substance

More specific

19 entries

breadcanned goodsculinary dairydairy productsdry goodsfood-grade food-safe fruit gastronomic meat pasta produce salad sandwich snacks

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Collocations

11 entries

fast foodfood allergyfood groupfood labelfood pyramidfood safetyfood servicehealthy foodjunk foodprocessed foodschool lunch

Inflections

3 entries

foodsmore food-relatedmost food-related

Derivations

7 entries

food-grade food-related food-safe foodborne foods foodservice foodstuff

Sample sentences

21 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

How do you find food in outer space?

Source: tatoeba (1466)

Food and drink were served in such profusion at the wedding that the bride and groom began to wonder if they should not have invited more guests.

Source: tatoeba (1962)

I'm tired of eating fast food.

Source: tatoeba (2129)

Cheese is a solid food made from the milk of cows, goats, sheep, and other mammals.

Source: tatoeba (2188)

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