Synonyms of feted

feted

verb

variants or fêted

past tense of fete

as in honored

to show appreciation, respect, or affection for (someone) with a public celebration

the returning servicemen and servicewomen were feted with a week's worth of celebrations

Synonyms & Similar Words

• honored
• recognized
• thanked
• celebrated
• credited
• congratulated
• commemorated
• acknowledged
• praised
• commended
• saluted
• lauded
• applauded
• extolled
• complimented
• hailed
• cited
• cheered
• acclaimed
• touted
• memorialized
• glorified
• observed
• felicitated
• laureated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• shamed
• humiliated
• disgraced
• humbled
• discredited
• dishonored
• maligned
• slandered
• defamed
• jeered
• libeled
• condemned
• denounced
• booed
• hissed
• hooted
• damned
• ridiculed
• censured
• mocked
• bad-mouthed
• reprobated
• slighted
• put down

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of feted

The Primetime Emmy winner, who was feted for advocating for women’s health during Breast Cancer Awareness Month, was under the weather and could not make the trip. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026

The Dodgers signed Díaz for $69 million last December and feted him and his family with a lovely news conference, at which president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman anointed the three-time All-Star as the undisputed closer. — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

John Cho will be feted with an Outlaw Award for work opposite Mahershala Ali in Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother. — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2026

She has previously been feted with the Berlinale Camera, the Prix du cinéma Suisse, the French Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres and the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026

The Mets were mathematically eliminated the night their crowd feted Alonso. — Tim Britton, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2026

His final words drowned in a din of shouts and sparkling spray, as the Astros feted an aspiration fulfilled. — Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 27 Sep. 2026

Ross, who was feted as the first Hollywood Trailblazer at the 2025 WWD Style Awards, has long been admired for her fashion. — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026

Unlike the lavish 2023 coronation held at Westminster Abbey that feted King Charles’ accession to the throne, the ceremony that marks the start of King Haakon’s reign will be much more subdued. — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 28 Aug. 2026