Menu

/ˈmɛn.juː/

Synonyms for "menu" (53 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (11)

Noun(1 words)
bill of fare
accountagendabatting orderbillbill of farebill of ladingblueprintbooksbudgetcalendar

Strong matches (16)

Noun(9 words)
cardcartecarte du jourcommand listcomputer menudietary planningfarefaresitemized

Related words (26)

Choosing the right synonym

  • Closest matches in this entry: bill of fare, account, agenda, batting order, bill.
  • Sentence evidence is available for menu, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
  • Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, moby, derived_reverse, and related lexical sources.

Synonym selection checklist

  • Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
  • Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
  • Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "menu".
  • Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.

When not to replace "menu"

Keep "menu" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.

If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.

Replacement workflow

1. Preserve meaning

Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "menu" intact in the sentence you are editing.

2. Tune tone

Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.

3. Re-read context

Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.

Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.

Final fit check

After choosing a replacement for "menu", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.

If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "menu" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

18 entries
agendabillcatalogculinary planningculinary terminologydietary planningdocketfarefood service terminologyinterface elementlistlistingrange of servicesscheduleset of offeringssoftware control

Showing 16 of 18 words.

More specific

17 entries
calorie controlled menucontext menudessertdining plandropdown menumain coursemenu itempopup menupremium packageseasonal menuspa packagestartersubmenutasting menutoolbar menutraining bundle

Showing 16 of 17 words.

Collocations

10 entries
allergy friendly menudigital menudropdown menulunch menumenu itemmenu optionmenu-basedmenu-drivenseasonal menutasting menu

Inflections

1 entries

Derivations

5 entries

Translations

91 translations across 55 languages.

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Afrikaans

1 entries
  • menu noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)

Arabic

4 entries
  • قَائِمَة noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)
  • قَائِمَةُ طَعَام noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)
  • منيو noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)
  • منيو noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)

Armenian

3 entries
  • ճաշացանկ noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)
  • ճաշացուցակ noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)
  • մենյու noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

3 entries
  • ܠܘܼܚܝܼܬܵܐ noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)
  • ܡܹܢܘܼ noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)
  • ܣܸܕܪܵܐ ܕܡܹܐܟ݂ܠܵܬܹ̈ܐ noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)

Azerbaijani

1 entries
  • menyu noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)

Belarusian

1 entries
  • меню́ noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)

Bulgarian

1 entries
  • меню́ noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)

Burmese

1 entries
  • မီနူး noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)

Catalan

1 entries
  • carta noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)

Chinese Cantonese

1 entries
  • 餐牌 noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries
  • 菜單 /菜单 noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)
  • 菜譜 /菜谱 noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)
  • 餐牌 noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)

Czech

1 entries
  • jídelní lístek noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)

Danish

1 entries
  • menu noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)

Dutch

1 entries
  • menukaart noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)

Estonian

1 entries
  • menüü noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)

Finnish

1 entries
  • ruokalista noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)

French

2 entries
  • carte noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)
  • menu noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)

Galician

1 entries
  • menú noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)

Georgian

1 entries
  • მენიუ noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)

German

1 entries
  • Speisekarte noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)

Greek

3 entries
  • εδεσματολόγιο noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)
  • κατάλογος noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)
  • μενού noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)

Greenlandic

1 entries
  • nerisassat allattorfiat noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)

Hindi

1 entries
  • मेनू noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)

Hungarian

3 entries
  • menü noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)
  • ételkínálat noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)
  • étlap noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • matseðill noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)

Iranian Persian

2 entries
  • صورَتغَذا noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)
  • مِنو noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)

Irish

1 entries
  • biachlár noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)

Italian

1 entries
  • menù noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)

Japanese

3 entries
  • お品書き noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)
  • メニュー noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)
  • 献立 noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)

Korean

4 entries
  • 메뉴 noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)
  • 메뉴판 noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)
  • 식단표 noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)
  • 차림표 noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)

Kyrgyz

1 entries
  • аштизме noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)

Lao

1 entries
  • ລາຍການອາຫານ noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)

Latvian

1 entries
  • ēdienkarte noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)

Lithuanian

1 entries
  • meniu noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)

Macedonian

1 entries
  • мени́ noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)

Māori

1 entries
  • rārangi kai noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries
  • meny noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)

Polish

3 entries
  • jadłospis noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)
  • menu noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)
  • spis dań noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)

Portuguese

3 entries
  • cardápio noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)
  • ementa noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)
  • menu noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)

Romanian

1 entries
  • meniu noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)

Russian

1 entries
  • меню́ noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries
  • cairt-bidhe noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • jelòvnīk noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)
  • mènī noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)
  • мѐнӣ noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)
  • јело̀внӣк noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)

Slovak

1 entries
  • jedálny lístok noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)

Slovene

2 entries
  • jedilni list noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)
  • jedilnik noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)

Spanish

2 entries
  • carta noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)
  • menú noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)

Swedish

2 entries
  • matsedel noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)
  • meny noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)

Tagalog

1 entries
  • putahe noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)

Thai

2 entries
  • รายการอาหาร noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)
  • เมนู noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)

Turkish

3 entries
  • menü noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)
  • mönü noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)
  • yemek listesi noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)

Ukrainian

1 entries
  • меню́ noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)

Urdu

1 entries
  • مینُو noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)

Uzbek

2 entries
  • menyu noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)
  • taomnoma noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)

Vietnamese

2 entries
  • bảng kê món ăn noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)
  • thực đơn noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)

Welsh

1 entries
  • bwydlen noun (list of dishes offered in a restaurant)

Sample sentences

23 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Can I have the menu again, please?

Source: tatoeba (31489)

Please let me take a look at the menu.

Source: tatoeba (31783)

May I have the menu, please?

Source: tatoeba (31785)

Let me see a menu.

Source: tatoeba (31786)

Showing 4 of 23 available sentences.

Common questions

What are the closest synonyms for "menu"?

Closest matches include bill of fare, account, agenda, batting order, bill.

How should I check whether a synonym fits "menu"?

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