Synonyms of ingests

ingests

verb

present tense third-person singular of ingest

1

as in consumes

to take in as food

claims that the average person ingests considerably more calories than is necessary or desirable

Synonyms & Similar Words

• consumes
• eats
• devours
• chews
• licks
• swallows
• digests
• partakes (of)
• tucks (away or in)
• puts away
• scoffs
• relishes
• gulps
• savors
• tastes
• dines
• puts down
• savours
• swills
• mouths (down)
• picks (at)
• slops
• munches
• regales
• wolfs
• gobbles (up or down)
• downs
• gluts (on)
• gnaws (at or on)
• gorges
• sups
• nibbles (on)
• bolts
• gums
• laps
• fares
• chows (down on)
• dispatches
• snarfs (down)
• feasts
• banquets
• snacks
• polishes off
• lunches
• pigs out
• nurses
• breakfasts
• noshes
• gormandizes

2

as in swallows

to take into the stomach through the mouth and throat

ingested the foul-tasting medicine with only the greatest difficulty

Synonyms & Similar Words

• swallows
• eats
• sips
• chews
• consumes
• drinks
• licks
• downs
• devours
• imbibes
• gets down
• guzzles
• gulps
• munches
• scoffs
• ruminates
• mouths (down)
• sups
• gobbles (up or down)
• knocks back
• finishes
• wolfs
• pecks (at)
• scarfs
• ingurgitates
• gnaws (at or on)
• bolts
• nibbles (on)
• puts away
• gorges
• polishes off
• dispatches
• laps