Synonyms for

Vegetable

Verb / ˈvedʒtʌbʌl / Another word for vegetable — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

a plant or part of a plant used as food, typically as accompaniment to meat or fish, such as a cabbage, potato, carrot, or bean.

Synonyms & similar words

veggie veg produce greens herbs legumes spinach cabbage carrots celery corn cucumbers lettuce mushrooms onions peppers potatoes tomatoes yams

Synonyms by register

Formal

produce botanical

Informal

greens veggies

Literary

potherb garden-stuff

Antonyms

animal meat fruit fungus carnivore herbivore

Common collocations

  • fresh vegetable
  • root vegetable
  • leafy vegetable
  • green vegetable
  • vegetable garden
  • vegetable soup
  • raw vegetable

Word family

noun vegetable
adjective vegetative

Usage note

While 'vegetable' is commonly used to refer to edible plants, botanically, fruits and grains are also vegetables. The term can sometimes be used metaphorically to describe a person in a vegetative state.

Example sentences

  1. My favorite vegetable is broccoli.
  2. I like to eat a variety of vegetables with my meals.
  3. Vegetables are good for your health.
  4. Carrots are a type of vegetable that grows underground.
  5. I like to make a salad with lots of different vegetables.

Quotes

  • If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world. - J.R.R. Tolkien
  • “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” - Hippocrates
  • “The doctor of the future will no longer treat the human frame with drugs, but rather will cure and prevent disease with nutrition.” - Thomas Edison

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