Synonyms for eating

Most common

consumption · dining · consuming · feeding · hunger · appetite · gluttony · gulping

All synonyms

Noun

Adjective

Definitions

1. n. 1

   The act of ingesting food.

2. adj. 1

   Bred to be eaten.

   eating chickens; eating quails

Related words

Phrases

pussy eating eating house eating apple eating irons social eating stress eating what's eating competitive eating

Forms

Plural

eatings → dinings, consumings, consumptions, feedings…

Example sentences

• consumption One man's consumption becomes his neighbor's wish.
• dining Our club dining room also has a menu in Esperanto.
• consuming Consuming less fuel is better for the environment.
• feeding While feeding only on hope, you can die of hunger.
• hunger While feeding only on hope, you can die of hunger.
• appetite This is moderately spicy but appetite-stimulating.

Popularity over time

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

By length

6 letters

dining², hunger²

7 letters

feeding², gulping²

8 letters

appetite³, gluttony³

9 letters

consuming³, commensal

11 letters

consumption³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (dining² = 2 syllables).