Synonyms of regales

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noun

plural of regale

as in banquets

a large fancy meal often accompanied by ceremony or entertainment

a regale to honor the retiring Supreme Court justice

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

regales

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verb

present tense third-person singular of regale

1

as in amuses

to cause (someone) to pass the time agreeably occupied

regaled his grandchildren with stories of his time in Morocco

Synonyms & Similar Words

• amuses
• entertains
• distracts
• diverts
• delights
• occupies
• appeases
• solaces
• immerses
• disports
• pleases
• engrosses
• busies
• captivates
• enthrals
• engages
• enchants
• beguiles
• enthralls
• bewitches
• hypnotizes
• involves
• interests
• mesmerizes
• indulges
• fascinates
• intrigues
• comforts
• charms
• consoles
• placates
• pampers
• coddles
• soothes
• obliges
• humors
• absorbs
• contents
• gratifies
• spoils
• pleasures
• pacifies
• mollifies
• propitiates
• conciliates
• grips
• mollycoddles

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• bores
• wears
• wearies
• drains
• exhausts
• wears out
• fatigues
• enervates
• pesters
• annoys
• tires
• harasses
• bothers
• aggravates
• disturbs
• exasperates
• vexes
• irks
• perturbs
• upsets
• jades
• piques
• chafes
• frets
• bugs
• nettles
• galls
• grates
• harries
• peeves

2

as in dines

to entertain with a fancy meal

an inn that nightly regales its guests with five-course meals prepared by a master chef

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dines
• honors
• feeds
• caters
• recognizes
• feasts
• banquets
• junkets
• boards
• provisions
• fetes
• fêtes