EN

Synonyms for viands

  • noun

Most common

meat bread cheer provender

All synonyms

Noun

food, provender, meat, bread, cheer, grub, commissariat, sustenance

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    provisions, victuals

Choose the right word

Viands or Victuals?

Victuals is a plain, homely word for whatever may be eaten; we speak of choice viands, cold victuals.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

  • meat Tom bought some expensive meat to cook for dinner.
  • bread A loaf of bread is better than the songs of birds.
  • cheer He tried to cheer up his wife, but wasn't able to.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
viandssteady
meatsteady
breadrising
cheerrising
provendersteady

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

By length

4 letters
food1, meat1, grub1
5 letters
bread1, cheer1
9 letters
provender
10 letters
sustenance3
12 letters
commissariat

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sustenance3 = 3 syllables).