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

Having eaten nearly every possible version of lobster over the past few days, there was something special about feasting on local mushrooms and indulging in a dozen exquisite Maine oysters. — Dinaw Mengestu, Travel + Leisure, 28 July 2026

Now, a new study on the diet of gray wolves suggests that the population regrowth is a result of the animals feasting on cattle, as their natural prey sources remain comparatively scarce. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026

Consider transplanting smaller plants farther away so that feasting birds will leave their messy droppings elsewhere. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 11 June 2026

Before the group came out, a group of extras mimed drinking tea and feasting on pastries, with pinky fingers aloft — per the song’s innate spoofing of the etiquette stereotypically associated with tea drinking. — Chris Willman, Variety, 26 May 2026

Having Fox on the court would help mitigate some of this, but OKC is feasting on any little miscue. — Zach Harper, New York Times, 21 May 2026

Everyone was feasting on lobster and caviar, with the exception of Karen, who was separated from [Thomas] Burris by then and was staying in Manhattan for treatment for anorexia nervosa. — Janine Rubenstein, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026

Studies have revealed the velella eat zooplankton, fish eggs and krill, while ocean sunfish called mola mola, one of the ocean's largest bony fish, have been seen feasting on large flotillas of velella at sea. — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 6 May 2026

Shadows and strange sounds can set imaginations whirring—from the guttural roar of a hunting lion to the giggling calls of a feasting hyena pack. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Apr. 2026