Synonyms of feting

feting

verb

variants or fêting

present participle of fete

as in honoring

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

• honoring
• recognizing
• thanking
• celebrating
• crediting
• commemorating
• congratulating
• acknowledging
• praising
• commending
• saluting
• citing
• extolling
• lauding
• complimenting
• cheering
• applauding
• acclaiming
• hailing
• memorializing
• touting
• glorifying
• felicitating
• observing
• laureating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dishonoring
• shaming
• disgracing
• discrediting
• humiliating
• humbling
• maligning
• slandering
• defaming
• denouncing
• libeling
• condemning
• jeering
• hissing
• hooting
• booing
• mocking
• censuring
• ridiculing
• bad-mouthing
• damning
• slighting
• putting down
• reprobating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of feting

As per the custom with these annual lineup announcements, the Hall is not saying which figures will be presenting and which will be performing, or who will be feting who. — Chris Willman, Variety, 8 Oct. 2025

The postcard-pretty Georgian city of Bath has been feting one of its favorite daughters, Jane Austen, all year, marking the 250th anniversary of her birth. — Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 20 Oct. 2025

In feting Leguizamo, Tony Award-winning musicians from Broadway’s Buena Vista Social Club will perform. — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 22 Sep. 2025

Some youngsters, like McCall Elementary School fifth grader Camila Garcia, were both youthful celebrants and feting other children at the same time. — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026

Trump has recently appeared onstage with MAGA convert Nicki Minaj, and remade the Kennedy Center in his own name, atypically hosting its annual gala feting Kiss, George Strait, Gloria Gaynor and Michael Crawford. — Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026

In February, Stewart hosted a candlelit dinner at the Flamingo Estate home in Eagle Rock in Los Angeles, feting the brand’s launch of Elm Biosciences’ A30 Elemental Night Cream alongside a mix of industry leaders and influencers. — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019