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feed

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of feed

1 a large fancy meal often accompanied by ceremony or entertainment

  • the company barbecue was an elaborate feed that was enlivened by country music and dancing
Synonyms of feed

banquet, dinner, feast, regale, spread
Words Related to feed

chow, mess, repast, table

blowout, carnival, festival, fete (or fête), gala, party, shindig

festivity

barbecue (also barbeque), clambake, cookout, fry, luau, roast

buffet, luncheon, smorgasbord

2 food eaten or prepared for eating at one time

  • after soccer practice we were all ready for a hot shower and a satisfying feed
Synonyms of feed

chow, meal, menu, mess, refection, repast, table
Words Related to feed

board

breakfast, buffet, collation, dinner, lunch, luncheon, refreshments, smorgasbord, snack, supper, tea

bite, gulp, morsel, serving, taste

banquet, feast, regale, spread

bake, barbecue (also barbeque), clambake, cookout, fry, fry-up [British], luau, picnic, potluck, roast

feed

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of feed

1 to provide food or meals for

  • a charity dedicated to feeding the hungry
Synonyms of feed

board, cater, provision, victual
Words Related to feed

serve, wait

nourish, nurture, sustain

banquet, dine, feast, regale

mess

batten, fatten, fill

force-feed, overfeed, surfeit

underfeed

hand-feed, spoon-feed

refeed, reprovision

2 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 of feed

deliver, furnish, give, hand, hand over, provide, supply
Words Related to feed

ply (with)

administer, allocate, apportion, deal (out), dispense, distribute, dole out, mete (out), parcel (out), portion, prorate

assign, cede, deed, make over, transfer
Near Antonyms of feed

conserve, keep up, maintain, preserve, save
Antonyms of feed

hold (back), keep (back), reserve, retain, withhold

3 to take a meal

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

dine, eat, fare, partake, refresh, victual
Words Related to feed

banquet, feast, repast

chow (down), dig in

glut, gorge, gormandize, overeat, overfeed, pig out

graze, nibble, nosh, pick, snack

board, mess, dine out

breakfast, lunch, sup

picnic
Phrases Synonymous with feed

break bread
Near Antonyms of feed

diet, fast

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