Synonyms & related words for ingestion

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of ingestion — including consumption, swallowing, deglutition, eating, imbibition, ingurgitation. 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 ingestion

Explore words related to ingestion — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include ingestive, ingesting, ingested, intake, holozoic, ingestible, holophytic, caffeinism. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for ingestion

Common synonyms for ingestion include consumption, swallowing, deglutition, eating, imbibition, ingurgitation, digestion, mastication — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does ingestion come from?

The word ingestion breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root gest-, from Latin gero (“carry, bear”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.