Synonyms of regales

regales 1 of 2

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
• barbecues
• spreads
• repasts
• festivities
• festivals
• chow
• roasts
• tables
• galas
• parties
• messes
• blowouts
• fetes
• carnivals
• fries
• luncheons
• buffets
• cookouts
• 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
• 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
• feasts
• recognizes
• banquets
• junkets
• boards
• provisions
• fetes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of regales

Verb

Trump regularly regales audiences with his prowess as a dealmaker by recounting conversations he's had with Macron about trade irritants, mimicking Macron's responses in an exaggerated accent. — ABC News, 15 June 2026

Aboard the boat, Terry regales his passengers with tales of the river, from namesake Twain to tragic Lovers' Leap just downstream of Hannibal. — Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 31 May 2026

Around the old-growth-fir dining table, Nansen regales us with tales of the rebuild. — Jen Murphy, Robb Report, 8 Mar. 2026

In the indie film, Hawke transforms himself into the diminutive composer, who regales attendees at Sardi’s bar with anecdotes about his career highs in the theater and bemoans the loss of his former partnership with Richard Rodgers. — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 26 Feb. 2026

Handsome Belgian executive Geert (Arieh Worthalter) regales an enthusiastic crowd with a yarn, while his mousy tech head Luc (Jan Hammenecker) demonstrates to what might be the world’s first speech-to-text technology. — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 15 Feb. 2026

In their weekly visits, Maria regales her with details of her daily life, and some of them are seemingly designed to make the nun blush. — G. Allen Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Feb. 2026

Ninny regales Evelyn with tales of Idgi, her sister-in-law and friend who used to run the Whistle Stop Cafe, a restaurant on the outskirts of Birmingham, Alabama, that served good coffee, better barbecue, and great gossip. — Amanda Favazza, Southern Living, 6 Feb. 2026

Clark regales us with facts about Callinectes sapidus, the ancient Greek name for the Atlantic blue crab. — Latria Graham, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 May 2023