Synonyms of feeds

feeds 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of feed

1

as in boards

to provide food or meals for

a charity dedicated to feeding the hungry

Synonyms & Similar Words

• boards
• caters
• sustains
• serves
• provisions
• nurtures
• fills
• waits
• nourishes
• fattens
• victuals
• dines
• messes
• feasts
• force-feeds
• regales
• banquets
• overfeeds
• hand-feeds
• spoon-feeds
• surfeits
• underfeeds
• battens
• refeeds
• reprovisions

2

as in provides

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

• provides
• gives
• supplies
• furnishes
• hands
• distributes
• delivers
• dispenses
• portions
• hands over
• deals (out)
• administers
• allocates
• apportions
• plies (with)
• assigns
• transfers
• parcels (out)
• doles out
• metes (out)
• cedes
• prorates
• makes over
• deeds

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• holds (back)
• retains
• keeps (back)
• reserves
• maintains
• withholds
• preserves
• saves
• conserves
• keeps up

3

as in eats

to take a meal

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• eats
• dines
• refreshes
• partakes
• breaks bread
• feasts
• fares
• snacks
• nibbles
• victuals
• chows (down)
• banquets
• grazes
• messes
• overeats
• boards
• gluts
• overfeeds
• lunches
• pigs out
• dines out
• breakfasts
• repasts
• sups
• gorges
• picks
• digs in
• noshes
• gormandizes
• picnics

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• diets
• fasts

feeds

2 of 2

noun

plural of feed

1

as in dinners

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

• dinners
• banquets
• feasts
• spreads
• barbecues
• regales
• chow
• festivals
• repasts
• roasts
• galas
• tables
• festivities
• messes
• parties
• carnivals
• blowouts
• buffets
• fries
• fetes
• luncheons
• cookouts
• shindigs
• smorgasbords
• clambakes
• luaus

2

as in meals

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

• meals
• menus
• chow
• tables
• repasts
• feasts
• dinners
• lunches
• messes
• bites
• snacks
• refections
• banquets
• buffets
• breakfasts
• tastes
• suppers
• boards
• refreshments
• teas
• gulps
• servings
• collations
• bakes
• luncheons
• roasts
• morsels
• smorgasbords
• picnics
• spreads
• fries
• barbecues
• cookouts
• regales
• potlucks
• fry-ups
• clambakes
• luaus

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of feeds

Verb

These powerhouse Los Angeles institutions join a growing cohort of universities in California and nationwide responding quickly to a technology most undergraduates first encountered in chat bots or social media feeds in middle and high school. — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

Magid said his own Facebook and Instagram feeds are relatively benign. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026

This is the point where something smaller feeds into and becomes a part of something larger — where impact can ripple. — Tim Britton, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026

The moment feeds into a phenomenon that has been building for months. — Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2026

Dominque Petrovic, who feeds homeless people in hotel parking lots through One Mission Outreach, got permission to use Founders Square for the event. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026

Don’t overdose the amount of detergent required, and skip the use of fabric softeners, which leave excessive residue in the washer that feeds mildew spores. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 20 Aug. 2026

There is also a flat, half-mile trail compliant with the American with Disabilities Act standard and feeds into the Fifield-Cahill Ridge Trail. — Stephanie Lam, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026

Gut Health Arugula is a prebiotic that feeds good bacteria in the GI tract, says Slayton. — Embry Roberts, Martha Stewart, 20 Aug. 2026

Noun

Social-media feeds controlled by Netflix or Stella Artois will also boost the alliance. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026

Young adults are just getting choosier about when a drink is actually worth it, and the ripple effects are showing up in surveys, menus and social feeds. — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 26 Aug. 2026

Those preferences are shaped by AI tools, group chats and social feeds — and Zeta says a product that goes viral in a child’s feed in late August can move from unknown to must-have within 72 hours. — Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 26 Aug. 2026

Big Bear Valley is one of the most popular feeds, with as many as a hundred thousand people watching at peak moments, such as the hatching of chicks or the fledging of eaglets. — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2026

Protein has taken over grocery lists and social feeds, and readers want to know which high-protein foods actually make it into famous kitchens. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Aug. 2026

And it was viewed as a home for the kind of silly human creativity that, these days, is increasingly replaced in our feeds by AI slop. — Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026

Behind the girl’s mother stood several parents, each of whom held up a handwritten banner emblazoned with the names of nearly 400 other children and teens who died after becoming consumed by their social media feeds. — Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026

The homeowner pulled up his camera feeds, saw the men outside, and decided to confront them -- yelling at the men and turning on more lights. — Abigail Velez, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026