Food
Food noun - Substances intended to be eaten.
Vegetables and food are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Vegetables" instead a noun "Food".
Nearby Words: foodie, foody
Vegetables
Food and vegetables are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Food" instead a noun "Vegetables".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- This has led to some humorous moments when both won HoH and, much to the chagrin of their fellow houseguests, their baskets were full of health food and vegetables rather than the typical snack food.
Source: Series / Big Brother -
Also inverted by The Simpsons when everyone except Lisa gets food poisoning from eating only vegetables (because their bodies are only used to junk food).
Source: The Food Poisoning Incident -
Strict vegetarians, they were expressly forbidden to prepare their own food, as cooking and chopping vegetables was believed to harm the spirit particles residing within the food.
Source: Actual Pacifist
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Vegetables and Food. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 27, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/food/vegetables
Food & Vegetables. N.p., 2016. Web. 27 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/food/vegetables>.
Vegetables or Food. 2016. Accessed July 27, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/food/vegetables.
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