INTAKE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for INTAKE?

Need another word that means the same as “intake”? Find 14 synonyms and 30 related words for “intake” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Intake” are: aspiration, breathing in, inhalation, inspiration, inlet, consumption, ingestion, uptake, batch, lot, assortment, selection, collection, supply

Intake as a Noun

Definitions of "Intake" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “intake” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• An act of taking people into an organization.
• The act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing.
• The people taken into an organization at a particular time.
• An amount of food, air, or another substance taken into the body.
• A place or structure through which something is taken in, e.g. water into a channel or pipe from a river, fuel or air into an engine, etc.
• An opening through which fluid is admitted to a tube or container.
• The process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating.
• Land reclaimed from a moor or common.
• The action of taking something in.
• An act of taking something into the body.

Synonyms of "Intake" as a noun (14 Words)

aspiration	A hope or ambition of achieving something. Bathing solutions were changed by careful aspiration.
assortment	A collection containing a variety of sorts of things. The room was filled with an assortment of clothes.
batch	A group of records processed as a single unit, usually without input from a user. The company undertakes thirty six separate quality control checks on every batch.
breathing in	The bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation.
collection	A sum of money raised during a church or charity collection. She left the envelope in the office for collection.
consumption	The act of consuming something. The consumption of energy has increased steadily.
ingestion	The process of taking food, drink, or another substance into the body by swallowing or absorbing it. The effect of caffeine ingestion on exercise performance.
inhalation	The inhaling of medicines or anaesthetics in the form of a gas or vapour. With every inhalation air passes over the vocal cords.
inlet	A small arm of the sea, a lake, or a river. An air inlet.
inspiration	Arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity. He is an inspiration to everyone.
lot	A plot of land assigned for sale or for a particular use. An inefficient lot our Council.
selection	A plot of land acquired by selection. The restaurant offers a wide selection of hot and cold dishes.
supply	The activity of supplying or providing something. The demand for tickets greatly exceeds the supply.
uptake	The process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating. The uptake of glucose into the muscles.

Usage Examples of "Intake" as a noun

• A protective factor is the intake of cereal fibre.
• She heard his sharp intake of breath.
• Your daily intake of calories.
• The first intake of women was in 1915.
• Facilities for the intake of grain by road.
• His alcohol intake.
• Cut rectangular holes for the air intake.
• The new intake of MPs.

Associations of "Intake" (30 Words)

alimentary	Of or providing nourishment.
caloric	Relating to heat; calorific. A caloric value of 7 calories per gram.
calorie	The energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water through 1 C equal to one thousand small calories and often used to measure the energy value of foods.
chlorophyll	A green pigment, present in all green plants and in cyanobacteria, which is responsible for the absorption of light to provide energy for photosynthesis.
commissariat	A department for the supply of food and equipment.
diet	Put a person or animal on a special diet. Diet soft drinks.
dietary	A regulated or restricted diet. Dietary restrictions.
digest	A substance or mixture obtained by digestion. A digest of cloned DNA.
eutrophication	Excessive nutrients in a lake or other body of water, usually caused by runoff of nutrients (animal waste, fertilizers, sewage) from the land, which causes a dense growth of plant life; the decomposition of the plants depletes the suppl. He argued that the controlling factor in eutrophication is not nitrate but phosphate.
feed	Feed into supply. The Missouri feeds into the Mississippi.
healthy	Indicating or promoting good health. Healthy competition.
ingestion	The process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating. The quiet ingestion of information.
nourish	Give nourishment to. A clay base nourished with plant detritus.
nourishing	Of or providing nourishment. A simple but nourishing meal.
nourishment	The act of nourishing. The nourishment of our bodies and of our minds.
nutrient	Of or providing nourishment. Fish is a source of many important nutrients including protein vitamins and minerals.
nutriment	Nourishment; sustenance. He took the Bible for spiritual nutriment.
nutrition	The branch of science that deals with nutrients and nutrition particularly in humans. A guide to good nutrition.
nutritional	Of or relating to or providing nutrition. Genetic engineering can alter the nutritional value of food.
nutritious	Of or providing nourishment. Home cooked burgers make a nutritious meal.
nutritive	Relating to nutrition. The food was low in nutritive value.
phytoplankton	Plankton consisting of microscopic plants.
provender	Animal fodder. There s no one to carry your provender in brown paper bags to the boot of your car.
regimen	A system of government. A regimen of one or two injections per day.
supplement	A supplementary component that improves capability. I looked for a part time job to supplement my income.
sustenance	The maintaining of someone or something in life or existence. Poor rural economies turned to potatoes for sustenance.
victuals	A stock or supply of foods.
vitamin	A pill containing a specified amount of a particular vitamin or vitamins taken as a dietary supplement. Most people can get all the vitamins they need from a healthy diet.
wholesome	Conducive to or suggestive of good health and physical well-being. Wholesome appearance.
wholesomeness	The quality of being beneficial and generally good for you.