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Synonyms for grocery

  • noun

Most common

general store supermarket grocer's greengrocer's general goods packaged goods foodstuff

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Supermarket — A shop or store that sells groceries; a grocery store

supermarket, general store, grocer's, market, greengrocer's

2. General goods — retail foodstuffs and other household supplies

general goods, packaged goods

Other

foodstuff

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Retail foodstuffs and other household supplies.

  2. n. 2

    A shop or store that sells groceries; a grocery store.

Related words

Word family
grocer groceries
Phrases
grocery store grocery bag grocery shop grocery cart grocery getter grocery list

Forms

Plural
groceries → supermarkets, markets, foodstuffs…

Example sentences

  • supermarket We see each other at the supermarket now and then.
  • grocer's She went to the grocer's to buy some plantain.
  • greengrocer's I buy my fruits and vegetables at the greengrocer's.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
groceryrising
supermarketrising

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

By length

6 letters
market2
9 letters
foodstuff2
11 letters
supermarket4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (market2 = 2 syllables).