Synonyms & related words for grilling

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of grilling — including broiling, barbecuing, cooking, roasting, braising, frying. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to grilling

Explore words related to grilling — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include grillroom, grilled, barbecued, charbroil, broils, grills, barbecues, barbacoa. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for grilling

Common synonyms for grilling include broiling, barbecuing, cooking, roasting, braising, frying, cookery, toasting — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does grilling come from?

The word grilling breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root grill-, from Latin craticula (“gridiron”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.