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

Unseasonal weather that curtails feasting on the scrumptious sushi served on the roof terrace from May to October. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

After feasting on whole turbot and simmental steak, the crowd moved to the dance floor as Rau took over the decks. — Vogue, 5 Oct. 2026

Ogunbowale, feasting on the Valkyries’ refusal to double, put up 17 first-half points Friday night on a series of runners, pull-ups and off-the-dribble 3s. — Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026

Deer eating pumpkins can attract mountain lions to your yard, and raccoons feasting on rotting gourds can spread disease. — Celia Frazier, Denver Post, 3 Oct. 2026

It's been a busy summer for the bears of Katmai National Park and Preserve, feasting on fresh salmon and packing on the pounds. — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026

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