Need another word that means the same as “sandwich”? Find 22 synonyms and 30 related words for “sandwich” in this overview.
Table Of Contents:
- Sandwich as a Noun
- Definitions of "Sandwich" as a noun
- Synonyms of "Sandwich" as a noun (7 Words)
- Usage Examples of "Sandwich" as a noun
- Sandwich as a Verb
- Definitions of "Sandwich" as a verb
- Synonyms of "Sandwich" as a verb (15 Words)
- Usage Examples of "Sandwich" as a verb
- Associations of "Sandwich" (30 Words)
The synonyms of “Sandwich” are: light meal, supper, treat, refreshments, nibbles, titbit, titbits, stuff, shove, force, ram, thrust, wedge, press, push, stick, squeeze, compress, confine, cram, pack, insert
Sandwich as a Noun
Definitions of "Sandwich" as a noun
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “sandwich” as a noun can have the following definitions:
- Relating to a sandwich course.
- Two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them.
- An item of food consisting of two pieces of bread with a filling between them, eaten as a light meal.
- A sponge cake of two or more layers with jam or cream between.
- Something that is constructed like or has the form of a sandwich.
Synonyms of "Sandwich" as a noun (7 Words)
light meal | Merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance. |
nibbles | Gentle biting. |
refreshments | Snacks and drinks served as a light meal. Time for rest and refreshment by the pool. |
supper | A meal consisting of the specified food with chips. I was sent to bed without any supper. |
titbit | A small and particularly interesting item of gossip or information. When you are out with your puppy always have a titbit in your pocket. |
titbits | A small tasty bit of food. |
treat | An act of treating someone to something. My treat he insisted reaching for the bill. |
Usage Examples of "Sandwich" as a noun
- A ham sandwich.
- The degree includes a sandwich year.
Sandwich as a Verb
Definitions of "Sandwich" as a verb
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “sandwich” as a verb can have the following definitions:
- Insert or squeeze tightly between two people or objects.
- Make into a sandwich.
- Insert or squeeze (someone or something) between two other people or things, typically in a restricted space or so as to be uncomfortable.
Synonyms of "Sandwich" as a verb (15 Words)
compress | Squeeze or press together. She compressed her lips. |
confine | Deprive of freedom take into confinement. He was confined to bed for four days with a bad dose of flu. |
cram | Put something somewhere so that the space is completely filled. It s amazing how you ve managed to cram everyone in. |
force | Move with force. Don t force it. |
insert | Insert casually. He immediately inserted a clause into later contracts. |
pack | Load with a pack. If you have a nosebleed try packing the nostrils with cotton wool. |
press | To be oppressive or burdensome. The mob was still pressing forward. |
push | Make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby. He pushed her to finish her doctorate. |
ram | Beat (earth) with a heavy implement to make it hard and firm. In former times earth was rammed manually. |
shove | Push (someone or something) roughly. Woolley shoved past him. |
squeeze | Squeeze or press together. He squeezed with all his strength. |
stick | Come or be in close contact with stick or hold together and resist separation. The door sticks we will have to plane it. |
stuff | Fill with a stuffing while cooking. Chicken stuffed with mushrooms and breadcrumbs. |
wedge | Squeeze like a wedge into a tight space. The door was wedged open. |
Usage Examples of "Sandwich" as a verb
- The girl was sandwiched between two burly men in the back of the car.
- She was sandwiched in her airplane seat between two fat men.
Associations of "Sandwich" (30 Words)
bacon | English scientist and Franciscan monk who stressed the importance of experimentation; first showed that air is required for combustion and first used lenses to correct vision (1220-1292. A bacon sandwich. |
bake | A social gathering at which baked food of a specified kind is eaten. A vegetable bake. |
baked | Dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight. Baked apples. |
beef | Flesh with well-developed muscle. He was beefing about how the recession was killing the business. |
bread | Cover with bread crumbs. A loaf of bread. |
cake | A flattish compact mass of something, especially soap. A starter of goat s cheese and potato cakes. |
cheese | A round flat object resembling a cake of cheese such as the heavy flat wooden disc used in skittles and other games. Lemon cheese. |
cooked | Having been prepared for eating by the application of heat. A cooked breakfast. |
cookie | A short line of text that a web site puts on your computer’s hard drive when you access the web site. She s a tough cookie. |
cooking | Suitable for or used in cooking. He developed an interest in cooking. |
crispy | Tender and brittle. Crispy fried bacon. |
deli | A shop selling ready-to-eat food products. |
fried | Cooked by frying in fat. A breakfast of fried eggs and bacon. |
fry | Be excessively hot. With the sea and sun and wind you ll fry if you don t take care. |
grill | Cook food using a grill. He cooked hamburgers on the grill. |
ham | (Old Testament) son of Noah. Thin slices of ham. |
meat | The chief part of something. He did the meat of the climb on the first day. |
microwave | Cook or heat in a microwave oven. He microwaved some steak out of the freezer. |
oven | A small furnace or kiln. Bake the dish in a preheated oven. |
pancake | With reference to an aircraft make or cause to make a pancake landing. Crispy pancakes filled with cheese. |
pizza | A dish of Italian origin, consisting of a flat round base of dough baked with a topping of tomatoes and cheese, typically with added meat, fish, or vegetables. A pizza restaurant. |
pork | A legislative appropriation designed to ingratiate legislators with their constituents. We porked out on cookies and pies. |
recipe | Directions for making something. A traditional Yorkshire recipe. |
roast | An outdoor party at which meat of a particular type is roasted. Carving the Sunday roast. |
sausage | An object shaped like a sausage. Silly sausage he teased. |
smoked | (used especially of meats and fish) dried and cured by hanging in wood smoke. A plate of smoked salmon. |
stew | Food prepared by stewing especially meat or fish with vegetables. The stews of Southwark. |
toast | Slices of bread that have been toasted. One mistake and you re toast. |
toaster | Someone who proposes a toast; someone who drinks to the health of success of someone or some venture. |
waffle | Pancake batter baked in a waffle iron. His waffle on abortion. |