Synonyms of cater

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verb (1)

ˈkā-tər 

as in to feed

to provide food or meals for

a local firm will cater the awards banquet for high school athletes of the year

Synonyms & Similar Words

• feed
• board
• sustain
• serve
• provision
• fill
• nurture
• wait
• dine
• victual
• nourish
• fatten
• regale
• feast
• banquet
• mess
• overfeed
• force-feed
• surfeit
• spoon-feed
• batten
• underfeed
• hand-feed
• reprovision
• refeed

cater (to)

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verb (2)

as in to humor

to give in to (a desire)

the gooey dessert catered to the children's sweet tooth

Synonyms & Similar Words

• humor
• please
• gratify
• indulge
• satisfy
• spoil
• delight
• bask
• luxuriate
• pamper
• revel
• coddle
• pleasure
• wallow
• mollycoddle
• satiate
• sate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• check
• curb
• restrain
• inhibit
• constrain
• stifle
• bridle

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cater

Verb

According to Aniplex producer Sota Furuhashi, the company’s goal while making the series was not to cater and alter it for Japanese audiences, but instead to find a way to serve the international audience that the original source material had already picked up. —Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 23 May 2025

Analog sources are catered for with two line-level stereo RCA inputs, plus another for a turntable. —Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025

Revlon Airflow Control Dryer: This budget-friendly hair dryer has a uniquely chubby nozzle that caters well to curly hair types. —Olivia Cigliano, Footwear News, 12 June 2025

Logan Prime Executive Catering provides luxury upscale catering for corporate clients, caters weddings and other private celebrations, and also provides private chef services. —Francine Knowles, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2025

Phrases Containing cater

• cater (to)