REVELINGS Synonyms: 109 Similar and Opposite Words

reveling 1 of 2

noun

variants or revelling

as in festivity

joyful or festive activity the reveling was too much for her, so she went to bed early even though the party was still going strong

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reveling

2 of 2

verb

variants or revelling

present participle of revel

as in drinking

to take part in drunken revelry reveling all night is not conducive to a productive next day at work

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Recent Examples of reveling

Noun

Especially watching Curtis reveling playing a teen again. — Katie Grant, Parents, 7 Aug. 2025

Verb

The video sweeps around a reveling fiefdom, showing everyone from peasants to dukes partying and getting it on. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026 Right in the middle of cheering, reveling masses was MARTA — a connective system of veins that efficiently moved the happy throngs. — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 2 Aug. 2026 Mary Murphy, a young reporter from Queens, had been at Shea that night, reveling with her sisters in the upper loge section along the first-base line. — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 31 July 2026 And on Wednesday, here in Atlanta, the Argentines turned a tourist attraction called Underground Atlanta into Underground Argentina, reveling with drums, chants, and dancing after beating England, 2-1, to earn a place in the championship game. — Patrik Jonsson, Christian Science Monitor, 18 July 2026 The Dodgers’ come-from-behind win in Game 5 of the 2024 World Series clinched a series victory over the Yankees and produced the prevailing image of Shohei Ohtani, Freddie Freeman and their teammates reveling on the Yankee Stadium diamond. — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 17 July 2026 Our friends converted their 400-person reception hall wedding into a spirited dance party at their home, with small groups of well-wishers, each small enough to fit into their bomb shelter, taking turns reveling. — Michael M. Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for reveling

Noun

Despite Nike‘s slate of signature basketball sneakers leaning into Halloween each year and Sabrina Ionescu being on her fourth model, a Nike Sabrina has never before been a part of the festivities.

— Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026
At one point during the festivities, DJ Pee Wee (aka Anderson Paak, Mars’ opening act) took over the turntables inside the vinyl booth to hype up the crowd even more.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of festivity

Verb

The officer, Michael Zerfas, testified that Oates had not been drinking, using drugs or on his cellphone.

— Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2026
The backstory For most of my life, the Old Dutch Inn has been just a faint memory of kicking my legs from a bar stool, drinking a Shirley Temple next to my late grandmother, who would likely have been nursing a gin and tonic.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of drinking

Noun

The dinner capped a long, but friendly, day of meetings and celebrations, as the world’s two most powerful leaders seek to settle trade differences while simultaneously thawing the icy relationship between the United States and China.

— Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 25 Sep. 2026
Beginning with a full museum activation on Thursday, the celebrations extend through the rest of the weekend, both at the museum's National Mall home and The Wharf, located along the historic Washington Channel of the Potomac River.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of celebration

Verb

There are certainly fans and pundits who feel that anything short of a title shouldn’t be celebrated in sports, and some who think carousing over anything less is especially beneath the Yankees, who have won 27 World Series but zero since 2009.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 15 Sep. 2026
Three sitting rooms are complemented by a further three members’ social spaces for carousing in, concealed behind a subtle screen (here, DJs including Goldierocks make appearances, and mobile snaps are banned; staff politely place a sticker over mobile camera lenses).

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 May 2026

Definition of carousing

Noun

Wishing you a weekend of fresh pages, warm hearths, and analog rejoicing.

— Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026
The top-level changes late Tuesday were intended to draw a line under an unwelcome spasm of political turmoil that lasted almost a week and prompted rejoicing in Russia.

— Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026

Definition of rejoicing

Verb

The inviting throw is ideal for curling up under while binging Halloween movies or hunkering down on football Sundays, and adds a fun fall feel to your space that can easily transition into winter decorating.

— Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
The shows also serve to eat up time during dayside hours when consumers may not be interested in binging a drama series or original movie.

— Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of bingeing

Noun

Here, with so many cities, brewpubs and restaurants embracing this tradition, the revelry goes on for six weeks, from mid-September right up to Halloween.

— Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2026
But in some recent years the revelries have been tarnished by shootings and stabbings.

— John Annese, New York Daily News, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of revelry

Noun

Nor did great merrymaking surround its 2001 move to pioneer quantitative easing.

— William Pesek, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
Once ground was completely covered with shards of tableware, folks journeyed from their seats into the center of the room for more dancing and merrymaking.

— Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 11 June 2026