Synonyms of feed

feed 1 of 2

verb

ˈfēd 

1

as in to board

to provide food or meals for

a charity dedicated to feeding the hungry

Synonyms & Similar Words

• board
• cater
• sustain
• serve
• provision
• fill
• nurture
• wait
• nourish
• victual
• fatten
• dine
• overfeed
• feast
• mess
• banquet
• regale
• force-feed
• underfeed
• hand-feed
• batten
• spoon-feed
• surfeit
• refeed
• reprovision

2

as in to provide

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

• provide
• supply
• give
• hand
• furnish
• deliver
• distribute
• hand over
• dispense
• portion
• deal (out)
• allocate
• administer
• ply (with)
• apportion
• transfer
• dole out
• assign
• parcel (out)
• mete (out)
• cede
• prorate
• deed
• make over

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hold (back)
• keep (back)
• retain
• maintain
• save
• preserve
• withhold
• reserve
• conserve
• keep up

3

as in to eat

to take a meal

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• eat
• dine
• feast
• partake
• refresh
• break bread
• snack
• fare
• overfeed
• nibble
• victual
• graze
• banquet
• chow (down)
• breakfast
• glut
• mess
• dine out
• overeat
• lunch
• dig in
• sup
• gorge
• board
• pig out
• repast
• pick
• picnic
• nosh
• gormandize

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• diet
• fast

feed

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noun

1

as in dinner

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 & Similar Words

• dinner
• banquet
• feast
• spread
• barbecue
• regale
• chow
• festival
• gala
• repast
• roast
• fry
• table
• mess
• carnival
• party
• buffet
• blowout
• fete
• luncheon
• festivity
• shindig
• smorgasbord
• cookout
• clambake
• luau

2

as in meal

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 & Similar Words

• meal
• menu
• dinner
• chow
• repast
• table
• lunch
• feast
• mess
• supper
• breakfast
• snack
• buffet
• banquet
• refection
• refreshments
• tea
• board
• serving
• taste
• smorgasbord
• bite
• fry
• luncheon
• collation
• gulp
• roast
• bake
• morsel
• picnic
• spread
• barbecue
• regale
• potluck
• cookout
• fry-up
• clambake
• luau

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of feed

Verb

This differs from the more common practice in the United States of moving cattle to feedlots for their final months and feeding them grain. — Adrienne Krone, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2026

Restaurants can be a catalyst in fighting food insecurity by working alongside nonprofits and the city government to create a model that feeds New Yorkers and strengthens small businesses and the communities that serve them. — Matt Jozwiak, New York Daily News, 3 Nov. 2026

Noun

Amazon said the drone cameras are used to navigate, and no one monitors a live feed. — CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026

Water scarcity depletes grain, grass, and other plants that cows eat, forcing ranchers to either buy supplemental feed or thin their herds to keep afloat financially. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 2 Nov. 2026

Phrases Containing feed

• chicken feed
• feed (on, upon, or off)