Synonyms for buffet
ˈbʌf ɪtbuf·fet

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.3 / 4 votes

1. buffet

   A blow is a sudden impact, as of a fist or a club; a stroke is a sweeping movement; as, the stroke of a sword, of an oar, of the arm in swimming. A shock is the sudden encounter with some heavy body; as, colliding railway-trains meet with a shock; the shock of battle. A slap is given with the open hand, a lash with a whip, thong, or the like; we speak also of the cut of a whip. A buffet or cuff is given only with the hand; a blow either with hand or weapon. A cuff is a somewhat sidelong blow, generally with the open hand; as, a cuff or box on the ear. A stripe is the effect or mark of a stroke. In the metaphorical sense, blow is used for sudden, stunning, staggering calamity or sorrow; stroke for sweeping disaster, and also for sweeping achievement and success. We say a stroke of paralysis, or a stroke of genius. We speak of the buffets of adverse fortune. Shock is used of that which is at once sudden, violent, and prostrating; we speak of a shock of electricity, the shock of an amputation, a shock of surprise. Compare BEAT.

   Synonyms:
   blow, box, calamity, concussion, cuff, cut, disaster, knock, lash, misfortune, rap, shock, stripe, stroke, thump

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.2 / 5 votes

1. buffet, counter, sideboardnoun

   a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers

   Synonyms:
   heel counter, parry, retort, tabulator, comeback, rejoinder, snack counter, sideboard, counter, return, counterpunch, riposte, replication, snack bar

2. buffetnoun

   a meal set out on a buffet at which guests help themselves

   Synonyms:
   counter, snack bar, snack counter, sideboard

3. snack bar, snack counter, buffetverb

   usually inexpensive bar

   Synonyms:
   snack bar, counter, sideboard, snack counter

4. buffet, knock about, batterverb

   strike against forcefully

   "Winds buffeted the tent"

   Synonyms:
   kick around, clobber, knock about, kick about, batter, baste, dinge, buff

5. buffet, buffverb

   strike, beat repeatedly

   "The wind buffeted him"

   Synonyms:
   batter, furbish, buff, burnish, knock about

Matched Categories

1. • Furniture
   • Hit
   • Meal
   • Strike

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. buffetnoun

   Synonyms:
   slap, box, knock, rap, blow, cuff

2. buffetnoun

   Synonyms:
   cupboard

3. buffetverb

   Synonyms:
   beat, box, strike, smite, cuff

4. buffetverb

   Synonyms:
   struggle against, contend against

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "buffet":

   buffett, credenza, bove, cupboard, dresser, buffay, tommy, tremor, chest

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How to use buffet in a sentence?

1. Lakshheish M Patel:

   Successful stories of Jhunjunwala, buffet and others have been propagated widely through media so that ordinary people can be lured to stock market and their money can be looted .

2. Kate McKinnon:

   Good evening, I'm Kate McKinnon, and I missed book club for this, tonight you'll notice that between the candidates we've installed buffet style sneeze guards on account that one of you works for patient zero.

3. Cindy Shelton:

   It’s an unlimited buffet so babies self-regulate when they breastfeed. They’re not going to overfeed or underfeed but sometimes they want a snack.

4. Dan LaBerge:

   It often ends up being actual campaign workers -- we did a buffet for the Hillary campaign, so it’s really a mix. You get a lot of people from out of town, people they ship in.

5. John Haywood:

   Our average per-location daily guest counts went from 700 per day to less than 200, this pre-closure guest behavior, and consumer research conducted during April, clearly indicated that the majority of guests will not be comfortable with any type of salad bar or buffet for some time.