Synonyms for aliment
- noun
- verb
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Nutriment — nourishment, sustenance
food, nutriment, nourishment, sustenance, diet, nutrition, subsistence, alimentation, provender
Verb
Definitions
- n. 1
Nourishment, sustenance.
- v. 1
To sustain, support.
Related words
- Word family
- alimentary alimony alimental
Example sentences
- diet That day was made a holiday by an act of the diet.
- nourishment Oats are a multipurpose and valuable nourishment.
- sustenance Giraffes rely on acacia leaves for sustenance.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| aliment | falling | |
| diet | steady | |
| nourishment | rising | |
| sustenance | rising | |
| nutriment | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- food1, diet2
- 7 letters
- nourish2, nutrify
- 9 letters
- nutrition3, provender, nutriment
- 10 letters
- sustenance3
- 11 letters
- subsistence3, nourishment3
- 12 letters
- alimentation
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (diet2 = 2 syllables).