Synonyms of feasting

feasting

verb

present participle of feast

1

as in feeding

to entertain with a fancy meal

the returning war heroes were feasted all over the country

Synonyms & Similar Words

• feeding
• regaling
• honoring
• dining
• banqueting
• junketing
• recognizing
• catering
• boarding
• provisioning
• feting

2

as in delighting

to give satisfaction to

feast your eyes on all the fresh flowers at the farmers' market

Synonyms & Similar Words

• delighting
• pleasing
• satisfying
• warming
• rejoicing
• contenting
• thrilling
• entertaining
• gratifying
• amusing
• tickling
• agreeing (with)
• gladdening
• suiting
• pleasuring
• appeasing
• soothing
• gassing
• gladding
• exciting
• comforting
• placating
• quenching
• titillating
• pacifying
• calming
• charming
• satiating
• sating
• mollifying
• treating
• captivating
• indulging
• diverting
• assuaging
• pampering
• galvanizing
• humoring
• catering (to)
• spoiling
• coddling
• mollycoddling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• getting
• crossing
• bothering
• bugging
• aggravating
• chafing
• displeasing
• irritating
• nettling
• grating
• putting out
• ruffling
• exasperating
• annoying
• perturbing
• rousing
• vexing
• galling
• roiling
• incensing
• inflaming
• rankling
• provoking
• maddening
• irking
• riling
• piquing
• angering
• enraging
• infuriating
• fretting
• outraging
• distressing
• disturbing
• agitating
• steaming up
• harassing
• upsetting
• peeving
• pestering
• harrying
• insulting
• offending
• affronting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of feasting

The researchers discovered bacteria feasting on simple carbon compounds within the liquid and found larger numbers of bacteria after fog events than before them—suggesting that the organisms are actually growing. — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 9 Sep. 2026

My teenage aunts, entrusted with the care of thousands of white larvae feasting on lush, thick mulberry leaves, had to get up in the middle of the night to scatter more leaves into the trays. — Jonathan Flint, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026

At around the same time people at Etowah were feasting on cacao, so were people at Chaco Canyon in what’s now New Mexico. — ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026

The nonprofit claimed that the wildlife has created a fire hazard by feasting on the native plant life. — Alys Martinez, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026

Material that isn't consumed by these feasting cosmic titans is channeled to the poles of the black holes, from where it is blasted out as plasma jets. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 19 Aug. 2026

They are found in the bush feasting on leaves of the Mopane trees and are a high source of protein. — Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Enjoy fellowship and storytelling while feasting on pancakes, bacon, eggs, and shrimp and grits. — Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 14 Aug. 2026

Now, as then, the division’s richest are feasting on the rest. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 5 Aug. 2026