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Synonyms for restaurant

All synonyms

Noun

1. Eatery

eatery informal US CA, diner US, buffet, eating house, cafeteria US CA, canteen, lunchroom, automat, luncheonette, beanery informal

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    An eating establishment in which diners are served food, usually by waiters at their tables but sometimes (as in a fast food restaurant) at a counter.

    That Italian restaurant serves some of the best food I've ever had in my life.

Forms

Plural
restaurants → eateries, diners, buffets, cafeterias…

Example sentences

  • buffet Benedito's restaurant has a Thursday brunch buffet.
  • canteen Tom handed Mary his canteen and she took a drink.
  • lunchroom Sami walked into the lunchroom all by himself.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
restaurantrising
buffetrising
canteenrising
lunchroomsteady

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

By length

5 letters
diner2
6 letters
buffet2, eatery3
7 letters
canteen2, automat, beanery
9 letters
cafeteria5, refectory, lunchroom2, cookshack
12 letters
luncheonette3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (diner2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
restaurant
Italiano
ristorante
Deutsch
Restaurant