Synonyms for edible
- adjective
- noun
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Eatable
Other
palatable, wholesome, alimentary, esculent formal, eatworthy
Noun
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Capable of being eaten without harm; suitable for consumption; innocuous to humans.
- n. 1
Anything edible.
Related words
- Word family
- edibility edibleness
- Phrases
- edible bean edible crab edible snail
Forms
- Plural
- edibles → pabulums, victuals, foods…
Example sentences
- wholesome Tom is the most wholesome person you'll ever meet.
- palatable The pilot was revised to be more palatable to a mature audience.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| edible | falling | |
| eatable | steady | |
| comestible | steady | |
| wholesome | steady | |
| palatable | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- food1
- 7 letters
- eatable3, victual, pabulum
- 8 letters
- esculent3
- 9 letters
- wholesome2, palatable4, eatworthy
- 10 letters
- alimentary5, comestible
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (eatable3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- comestible
- Italiano
- commestibile
- Español
- comestible
- Deutsch
- essbar