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Synonyms for appetizer

  • noun

Most common

starter entree hors d'oeuvre sauce condiment

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Starter — A small, light, and usually savory first course in a meal

entree, starter, hors d'oeuvre, appy slang informal

2. Sauce

sauce, condiment, relish

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A small, light, and usually savory first course in a meal.

  2. n. 2

    Something that creates or increases excitement for what is to follow.

Related words

Other spellings
appetiser UK

Forms

Plural
appetizers → entrees, starters, appys, sauces…

Example sentences

  • starter Benedito's exotic plant is a conversation starter.
  • entree Tom mistakenly ate his entree with his salad fork.
  • sauce Just the sight of that sauce made my stomach turn.
  • condiment Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
appetizerrising
startersteady
entreesteady
saucerising
condimentrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
appy
5 letters
sauce1
6 letters
relish2, entree2
7 letters
starter2
9 letters
condiment3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (relish2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
amuse-gueule
Italiano
stuzzichino