Synonyms for ingestion
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
The process of ingesting, or consuming something orally, whether it be food, drink, medicine, or other substance. It is usually referred to as the first step of digestion.
Related words
- Phrases
- avian ingestion bird ingestion
Forms
- Plural
- ingestions → consumptions, intakes, uptakes…
Example sentences
- consumption One man's consumption becomes his neighbor's wish.
- intake It's important to monitor one's caloric intake.
- uptake Sometimes Markku is a bit slow on the uptake.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| ingestion | steady | |
| consumption | falling | |
| intake | steady | |
| uptake | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- intake2, uptake2
- 11 letters
- consumption3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (intake2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- ingestion
- Italiano
- ingestione