Synonyms for pabulum
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Sustenance
food, sustenance, edible, eatable, comestible, victual dated
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
Bland intellectual fare; an undemanding diet of words.
- n. 2
Food or fodder, particularly that taken in by plants or animals.
Forms
- Plural
- pabulums → foods, sustenances, edibles, eatables…
Example sentences
- edible These model plants are also nutritious and edible.
- sustenance Giraffes rely on acacia leaves for sustenance.
- pap A Pap test can help detect cervical cancer early on.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| pabulum | steady | |
| edible | falling | |
| sustenance | rising | |
| eatable | steady | |
| comestible | steady | |
| pap | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- pap1
- 4 letters
- food1, fuel2
- 6 letters
- edible3, pablum2
- 7 letters
- eatable3, victual
- 9 letters
- nutriment
- 10 letters
- sustenance3, comestible
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fuel2 = 2 syllables).