Synonyms of fed

fed 1 of 2

noun

as in Federal

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fed

2 of 2

verb

past tense of feed

1

as in boarded

to provide food or meals for

a charity dedicated to feeding the hungry

Synonyms & Similar Words

• boarded
• catered
• sustained
• served
• provisioned
• filled
• nurtured
• waited
• fattened
• nourished
• victualed
• dined
• feasted
• messed
• regaled
• overfed
• banqueted
• underfed
• force-fed
• surfeited
• battened
• refed
• hand-fed
• spoon-fed
• reprovisioned

2

as in provided

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

• provided
• supplied
• gave
• handed
• furnished
• delivered
• distributed
• handed over
• dispensed
• administered
• allocated
• apportioned
• dealt (out)
• transferred
• assigned
• plied (with)
• prorated
• doled out
• portioned
• ceded
• meted (out)
• made over
• parceled (out)
• deeded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• held (back)
• retained
• kept (back)
• reserved
• withheld
• maintained
• preserved
• saved
• conserved
• kept up

3

as in ate

to take a meal

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ate
• dined
• feasted
• refreshed
• broke bread
• partook
• snacked
• fared
• victualed
• nibbled
• overfed
• banqueted
• glutted
• messed
• grazed
• gorged
• supped
• lunched
• breakfasted
• boarded
• dug in
• repasted
• picked
• picnicked
• dined out
• noshed
• chowed (down)
• pigged out
• overate
• gormandized

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fasted
• dieted

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fed

Verb

The team fed two independent infrared lasers into the chip, creating a partially coherent mixture. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026

As researchers explained in a British Ornithologists’ Union blog post, the chicks had never flown farther than the entrances to their burrows, fed themselves or seen the open ocean before leaving the island. — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2026

Leaf damage is permanent in that the tissues fed on by lace bugs cannot heal and go back to the deep green color of healthy foliage. — Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 3 Nov. 2026

Those live stunt performances are fed directly into the pipeline the developers use to build the game’s digital characters. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Nov. 2026

Bureaucracy, the beast of all endeavors that require public authorization, had to be fed first. — Ron Farina, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026

The vast majority of the population may be fed a robust diet of state propaganda, but most elites are exposed to life outside North Korea. — Jieun Baek, Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2026

The ‘Dogs sophomore setter, Kohen Kazmierczak, fed junior middle hitter Eden Knapp for two crucial kills as their team won six of the final seven points to prevail. — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026

Data from these sensors is fed directly into AI models trained on anomaly detection that identifies maintenance issues such as vegetation encroaching on power lines or broken insulators. — Edd Gent, IEEE Spectrum, 29 Oct. 2026

Phrases Containing fed

• fed up