Synonyms of feeds

feeds 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of feed

1

as in boards

to provide food or meals for

a charity dedicated to feeding the hungry

Synonyms & Similar Words

• boards
• caters
• sustains
• serves
• provisions
• nurtures
• fills
• waits
• nourishes
• fattens
• victuals
• dines
• messes
• feasts
• force-feeds
• regales
• banquets
• overfeeds
• hand-feeds
• spoon-feeds
• surfeits
• underfeeds
• battens
• refeeds
• reprovisions

2

as in provides

to put (something) into the possession of someone for use or consumption

all week long colleagues have been feeding me ideas for a magazine article

Synonyms & Similar Words

• provides
• gives
• supplies
• furnishes
• hands
• distributes
• delivers
• dispenses
• portions
• hands over
• deals (out)
• administers
• allocates
• apportions
• plies (with)
• assigns
• transfers
• parcels (out)
• doles out
• metes (out)
• cedes
• prorates
• makes over
• deeds

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• holds (back)
• retains
• keeps (back)
• reserves
• maintains
• withholds
• preserves
• saves
• conserves
• keeps up

3

as in eats

to take a meal

an all-you-can-eat buffet where families can feed heartily and fairly inexpensively

Synonyms & Similar Words

• eats
• dines
• refreshes
• partakes
• breaks bread
• feasts
• fares
• snacks
• nibbles
• victuals
• chows (down)
• banquets
• grazes
• messes
• overeats
• boards
• gluts
• overfeeds
• lunches
• pigs out
• dines out
• breakfasts
• repasts
• sups
• gorges
• picks
• digs in
• noshes
• gormandizes
• picnics

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• diets
• fasts

feeds

2 of 2

noun

plural of feed

1

as in dinners

a large fancy meal often accompanied by ceremony or entertainment

the company barbecue was an elaborate feed that was enlivened by country music and dancing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dinners
• feasts
• banquets
• festivals
• spreads
• festivities
• barbecues
• regales
• chow
• galas
• repasts
• roasts
• tables
• parties
• carnivals
• messes
• blowouts
• buffets
• fêtes
• fries
• fetes
• barbeques
• luncheons
• cookouts
• shindigs
• smorgasbords
• clambakes
• luaus

2

as in meals

food eaten or prepared for eating at one time

after soccer practice we were all ready for a hot shower and a satisfying feed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• meals
• menus
• chow
• tables
• feasts
• repasts
• dinners
• lunches
• messes
• bites
• snacks
• refections
• banquets
• buffets
• breakfasts
• tastes
• suppers
• boards
• refreshments
• teas
• gulps
• servings
• collations
• bakes
• luncheons
• roasts
• morsels
• smorgasbords
• picnics
• spreads
• fries
• barbeques
• barbecues
• cookouts
• regales
• clambakes
• potlucks
• fry-ups
• luaus