foods

NOUN

edible material

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bread cooking cuisine drink fare feed foodstuff meal meat snack

STRONG

aliment bite board cheer chow comestible cookery diet eatable eats fodder goodies grit groceries grub handout keep larder menu mess nourishment nutriment nutrition pabulum provision ration refreshment slop store subsistence support sustenance table tuck viand victual

WEAK

entrée fast food home cooking moveable feast take out vittles

Antonyms

STRONG

deprivation starvation

WEAK

beverage

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foods

Instead, many people lean toward prepared foods and often eat them solo.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 16, 2026

Orange wine tends to have bold flavors and to pair well with a range of foods.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

Dog treats, favourite foods, washes and blow dries at home, endless love and attention.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

And this week brought another recall: The company pulled prepared foods, including salsa and guacamole sold under brands such as Trader Joe’s and Walmart’s Freshness Guaranteed, after receiving jalapeños connected to a multistate Salmonella outbreak.

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026

Corn, chiles, frijoles, those are the Oaxaca foods.

From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads