eat

[eet] / it /

VERB

consume food

Synonyms

STRONGEST

attack bite chew devour dine feed ingest inhale nibble pick swallow

STRONG

absorb banquet bolt breakfast cram digest dispatch gorge gormandize graze lunch masticate munch nosh ruminate scarf scoff snack sup wolf

WEAK

break bread chow down dispose of fall to feast upon gobble up have a bite have a meal have for make pig of oneself partake of peck at pig out polish off pork out put away take food take in take nourishment

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abstain

VERB

erode, wear away; use up

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bite drain nibble

STRONG

condense corrode crumble decay decompose disappear disintegrate dissipate dissolve exhaust gnaw liquefy melt rot rust spill squander vanish

WEAK

run through waste away

Antonyms

STRONG

build develop flourish grow hoard put together solidify

WEAK

maintain preserve

Example Sentences

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She was nervous, as a Damburger fangirl, and didn’t eat before her shift.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

People climb on to it to get selfies, lift their children on to it, or eat picnics on its broad flanks.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

I don’t want to go out to eat with that person.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

His neighbors, he said, offered him food daily, even when they barely had enough to eat.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Getting Jonah to do his homework is like trying to convince a cat to eat vegetables.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam