COOKING Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

Definition of cooking

as in cuisine

the art or style of preparing food (as in a specified region) a TV show that teaches viewers the basics of French cooking

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verb

present participle of cook

as in misrepresenting

to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of it turns out the pharmaceutical researcher had cooked her data

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as in happening

to take place wondered what was cooking when several police cars pulled up to their neighbor's house

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Noun

The cooking process greatly reduces that risk, as does storing the cooked garlic and oil at a temperature below 38° and consuming them within 2 weeks. — Jeremy Fox, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Aug. 2026 The continent's sweltering summer has meanwhile boosted demand for air conditioning and other energy-hungry appliances at a time when demand for gas, widely used for Europe's heating and cooking needs, naturally falls. — Jenni Reid, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026

Verb

My mom would start cooking on Wednesday to get ready for Saturday. — Wright Thompson, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2026 The Pets Table takes a fresh approach by slowly cooking its recipes to help maintain naturally occurring vitamins, protein content, and flavor. — Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cooking

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cooking

Noun

Known for its sumptuous cuisine and delicious desserts, Italy has tourists lining up for gelato all over the peninsula.

— Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
Viral food trends may offer an easy entry point to exploring a new cuisine, said Shereshewsky, but don't let that overshadow the history of a dish.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of cuisine

Verb

Bonta, in a statement, accused Paramount of leaking and misrepresenting information the two sides had discussed during a preliminary session Friday.

— Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026
The two sides had been due to meet Monday for preliminary discussions for a possible settlement, but Bonta called off the meeting late Sunday, after accusing Paramount of misrepresenting details of an earlier meeting held on Friday.

— Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of misrepresenting

Verb

When those things do start happening, the scares are every bit as effective as the buildup promises.

— Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026
Yeah, just continue and figure out elegant ways to catch up with everyone, like catch up with what’s been happening in the last year.

— Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of happening

Verb

But the current state of geopolitics appears to be distorting what being open means.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026
China’s aircraft engineers have warned that artificial intelligence could feed false data into military intelligence, potentially distorting the design and operation of advanced weapons.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of distorting

Verb

While doing so has helped millions of individuals access the power of electronics, the shrinking size of transistors is presenting problems at mass manufacturing scales.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
Alicia McCalla, 56, a fiction writer who has been doing voice work for five years out of her home in Atlanta, decided to ignore union suggestions and clone her voice.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of doing

Verb

This is my personal version of those videos of soldiers coming home from war, and the other women react as such.

— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026
From a design-forward city escape to an eco-friendly island retreat (and a uniquely historic getaway coming soon), discover what Patina can offer globe-trotters interested in a transformative way of traveling through life and through the world.

— Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of coming

Verb

Over the past decade, breast cancer rates have risen by 1% per year, with the steepest increase occurring in women younger than 50.

— Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
These receptors normally respond to endorphins, which are naturally occurring signaling molecules, and are activated by opioid drugs.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026

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