Synonyms for food
Another word for food is nutrient, solid food or food for thought. Below are 4 synonyms and 30 related words across 3 senses.
Also searched as: foods.
1. noun: any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
- nutrient synonyms
2. noun: any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment
- solid food
3. noun: anything that provides mental stimulus for thinking
- food for thought
- intellectual nourishment
Related words
Broader, narrower and sibling terms from the same WordNet tree. They aren't interchangeable, but one of them is often the word you wanted.
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Food in word games
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Questions people ask
What is another word for food?
You can say nutrient, solid food, food for thought or intellectual nourishment instead of food. Which one fits depends on the sense; the first sense above means "any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue".
What is the opposite of food?
WordNet lists no direct antonym for food; the nearest opposites depend on which sense you mean.
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