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Synonyms for stew

30 synonyms
5 meanings

noun
verb

Most common

bawdy house bagnio ragout mess mixture

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Lather

lather, swither

2. Brothel

brothel, cat house, bawdy house, harlot, prostitute, bagnio

3. Ragout

ragout, casserole, hot pot UK

Other

mixture, mess, confusion, scrape, born, street walker, agitation

Verb

1. Cook — to suffer under uncomfortably hot conditions

cook, boil, simmer, sweat, bake, seethe, swelter

2. Fret — to be in a state of elevated anxiety or anger

fret, worry, brood

Other

grudge, grizzle

Definitions

n. 1
A heated bath-room or steam-room; also, a hot bath.
n. 2
A dish cooked by stewing.
v. 1
To suffer under uncomfortably hot conditions.
v. 2
To be in a state of elevated anxiety or anger.

Related words

Phrases: mulligan stew perpetual stew graveyard stew hobo stew hunter's stew in a stew

Forms

Plural: stews → lathers, swithers, brothels, harlots…
Past participle: stewed
e.g. stewed → cooked, boiled, simmered, sweated…

Example sentences

mess If you mess with drugs, you're asking for trouble.
mixture Mixture of the three primary colors creates black.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
stew		rising
bagnio		rising
ragout		rising
mess		rising
mixture		falling

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

By length

4 letters: born¹, cook¹, mess¹, bake¹, boil¹, fret¹
5 letters: worry², sweat¹, brood¹
6 letters: scrape¹, simmer², grudge¹, lather², harlot², seethe¹, ragout, bagnio
7 letters: mixture², brothel², grizzle², swelter², swither
9 letters: confusion³, agitation⁴, casserole³
10 letters: prostitute³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (worry² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: ragoût
Italiano: stufato
Español: guiso
Deutsch: Ragout
Català: guisat