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

Different assumptions give different answers, and because each step feeds the next, the differences grow – what scientists call cascading uncertainty. — Robert Kopp, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026

That underdog context feeds into the implicit soft power competition between the Toho Godzilla releases and the American franchise from Legendary, which has spouted a whole Monsterverse involving King Kong and an accompanying TV show. — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2026

The Gaboon viper, which has two hornlike projections on its snout, feeds mainly on rodents and ground-dwelling birds. — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

As in the past, the show’s creators are seemingly not afraid to bite the hand that feeds them. — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026

For brands, how a show is amplified across feeds matters as much as the show itself. — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026

Reserve fields, keys and validation for what feeds analytics or a system of record. — Don Murray, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026

From tiny Tucumcari, Mesalands feeds workers into that much larger labor market. — Harry Bruinius, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Sep. 2026

That international history even feeds the project’s co-production structure. — Callum McLennan, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026

Noun

As attention fragments across endless feeds and screens, the moments people choose to show up for in person have become some of the most valuable in media. — William Earl, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026

Three screens, live camera feeds and projections keep the space changing around actress Ella Olesen as TV weather girl Stacey Gross. — Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026

Healthcare organizations already have the systems (electronic health records; admission, discharge and transfer feeds; and so on), but the data is sitting in reports and dashboards instead of driving real-time decisions. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Each report pulls a variety of primary sources and vetted data feeds. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026

Digestive enzyme supplements are everywhere on social feeds right now, marketed as a fast fix for bloating, trigger foods and after-meal discomfort. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2026

My social media feeds aren't mentioning any mass arrests in Oxford. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026

Audiences — younger ones especially — are palpably hungry for the authentic storytelling that independent and overseas markets so reliably produce, even in a landscape increasingly crowded with algorithmic feeds and AI slop. — Stuart Ford, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026

Skincare aisles are full of products promising to protect the skin barrier, and social feeds push routines claiming to rebuild it. — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2026