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

Planning feeds buying, buying feeds merchandising, and so on through inventory, logistics, sales and service. —Anita Beveridge-Raffo, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026

But putting all that effort toward something that’s not real weighs on him, and Isaac’s taut encapsulation of misery compliments a series that feeds on tension. —Ben Travers, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2026

Cabbage provides prebiotic fiber, which feeds beneficial bacteria in the gut. —Leeann Weintraub, Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026

The architecture feeds the eyes, but on-site restaurant Anemoia feeds something deeper—chef Markos Marmatakis's zero-waste kitchen transforms citrus rinds into sorbets and childhood memories into desserts (don’t miss his riff on bread with olive oil and sugar, a Cretan staple). —Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026

For the last 38 years, Mall raised her family in this home off a Gurnee Creek that feeds into the Des Plaines River. —Marissa Sulek, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026

Through Gabin’s journey from childhood to adolescence, Maxence offers a moving and authentic portrait of rural life, its loyalties and struggles to sustain the land that ultimately feeds us all. —Leo Barraclough, Variety, 14 Apr. 2026

Each, in their own way, was a perfect mark for the global multibillion-dollar fraud network that feeds on desperation. —Maite Amorebieta, NBC news, 14 Apr. 2026

The whale was discovered Saturday near Raymond, Washington, in the Willapa River, which feeds into the ocean at Willapa Bay. —ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026

Noun

The company has long invested in the technical infrastructure underpinning its feeds, creating a streaming backbone full of redundancies for Thursday Night Football and commissioning two new production trucks—nicknamed Bird and Magic—for its traveling NBA shows. —Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 15 Apr. 2026

Reps added language in the final bill aimed at addressing addictive feeds and protecting certain vulnerable groups. —State House News Service, Boston Herald, 15 Apr. 2026

The update builds on earlier versions by improving spatial reasoning and multi-view understanding, allowing robots to process information from multiple camera feeds and dynamic environments more effectively. —Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 14 Apr. 2026

Our feeds right now are dominated by baker-creators putting mouth-watering new spins on traditional sourdough loaves. —Joseph Erbentraut, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Apr. 2026

Thanks to the rise of algorithmic feeds, clipping has morphed into the creator economy’s version of wheatpasting. —Andrew Zucker, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2026

If your feeds haven’t already delivered this to you, buckle up. —Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026

In addition to hiring ambassadors, money will also go toward adding staffers in the security operations center, which collects feeds from more than 2,000 cameras, and security guards who are typically law enforcement. —Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2026

Amid Monday’s service issues, many Bluesky feeds were filled with hundreds of posts that laid the blame on developers who were allegedly relying on unreliable AI tools to ship faulty code. —ArsTechnica, 7 Apr. 2026