FEAST: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for FEAST?

Need another word that means the same as “feast”? Find 53 synonyms and 30 related words for “feast” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Feast” are: fete, fiesta, banquet, spread, celebration meal, large meal, formal meal, formal dinner, treat, delight, joy, pleasure, gratification, gala day, fair, festival, carnival, pageant, jubilee, jamboree, party, garden party, celebration, religious festival, feast day, saint's day, holy day, holiday, festivity, junket, feed, gorge on, dine on, eat one's fill of, indulge in, overindulge in, eat, eat up, devour, ingest, swallow, gobble, gobble up, wolf down, gorge oneself on, feast on, hold a banquet for, throw a feast for, wine and dine, ply with food and drink, give someone a meal, cater for

Feast as a Noun

Definitions of "Feast" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “feast” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed.
• Something experienced with great delight.
• A plentiful supply of something enjoyable.
• An annual village festival.
• A ceremonial dinner party for many people.
• A day dedicated to a particular saint.
• An annual religious celebration.
• An elaborate party (often outdoors.
• A large meal, typically a celebratory one.

Synonyms of "Feast" as a noun (29 Words)

banquet	A ceremonial dinner party for many people. A banquet for the graduating seniors.
carnival	A travelling funfair or circus. Mardi Gras is the last day of carnival.
celebration	A social gathering or enjoyable activity held to celebrate something. The celebration of marriage.
celebration meal	A joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event.
delight	Something or someone that provides a source of happiness. She took great delight in telling your story.
fair	Gathering of producers to promote business. Pursuing his fair in a solitary street.
feast day	A meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed.
festival	An organized series of concerts, plays, or films, typically one held annually in the same place. A major international festival of song.
festivity	The celebration of something in a joyful and exuberant way. A time of great rejoicing and festivity.
fete	A public function, typically held outdoors and organized to raise funds for a charity, including entertainment and the sale of goods and refreshments. A church fete.
fiesta	An elaborate party (often outdoors. The yearly fiesta of San Juan.
formal dinner	A gown for evening wear.
formal meal	A lavish dance requiring formal attire.
gala day	A gay festivity.
garden party	A yard or lawn adjoining a house.
gratification	A source of pleasure. A thirst for sexual gratification.
holiday	Characteristic of a holiday festive. Fred was on holiday in Spain.
holy day	A sacred place of pilgrimage.
jamboree	A large celebration or party, typically a lavish and boisterous one. The film industry s annual jamboree in Cannes.
joy	A thing that causes joy. You ll get no joy out of her.
jubilee	A year of emancipation and restoration, kept every fifty years. To celebrate its jubilee the club is holding a tournament.
large meal	A garment size for a large person.
pageant	A beauty contest. They brought the history books to life at the town s pageant.
party	A group of people taking part in a particular activity or trip. He planned a party to celebrate Bastille Day.
pleasure	A formal expression. She smiled with pleasure at being praised.
religious festival	A member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience.
saint's day	The period of time taken by a particular planet (e.g. Mars) to make a complete rotation on its axis.
spread	The fact or process of spreading over an area. The spread between lending and borrowing costs.
treat	An act of treating someone to something. He wanted to take her to the pictures as a treat.

Usage Examples of "Feast" as a noun

• A feast day.
• The Thanksgiving feast.
• A wedding feast.
• The feast of St John.
• The feast was the highlight of the village year.
• A feast for the eyes.
• The concert season offers a feast of classical music.

Feast as a Verb

Definitions of "Feast" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “feast” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Partake in a feast or banquet.
• Eat large quantities of.
• Provide a feast or banquet for.
• Gratify.
• Eat and drink sumptuously.
• Give (someone) a plentiful and delicious meal.

Synonyms of "Feast" as a verb (24 Words)

banquet	Provide a feast or banquet for. Ambassadors were fabulously banqueted and loaded with gifts.
cater for	Give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance.
devour	Eat up completely, as with great appetite. She spent her evenings devouring the classics.
dine on	Have supper; eat dinner.
eat	Eat a meal take a meal. She knew what was eating him.
eat one's fill of	Take in food; used of animals only.
eat up	Take in food; used of animals only.
feast on	Provide a feast or banquet for.
feed	Feed into supply. You were still in the wings feeding Micky his lines.
give someone a meal	Bestow, especially officially.
gobble	Eat (something) hurriedly and noisily. This small department was gobbled up by the Ministry of Transport.
gobble up	Make a gurgling sound, characteristic of turkeys.
gorge on	Overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself.
gorge oneself on	Overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself.
hold a banquet for	Keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view.
indulge in	Give free rein to.
ingest	Take (food, drink, or another substance) into the body by swallowing or absorbing it. They ingest oxygen from the air.
junket	Attend or go on a trip or celebration at public expense. The mayor junketed off to Christchurch for a cricket match last week.
overindulge in	Overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself.
ply with food and drink	Join together as by twisting, weaving, or molding.
swallow	Enclose or envelop completely as if by swallowing. The Nazis swallowed the Baltic countries.
throw a feast for	Place or put with great energy.
wine and dine	Drink wine.
wolf down	Eat hastily.

Usage Examples of "Feast" as a verb

• The men would congregate and feast after hunting.
• We sat feasting on barbecued chicken and beer.
• They feasted the deputation.

Associations of "Feast" (30 Words)

anniversary	The date on which a romance began in a previous month or week. The 50th anniversary of the Battle of Britain.
banquet	Provide a feast or banquet for. A state banquet at Buckingham Palace.
betrothal	The act of becoming betrothed or engaged.
bicentennial	The two-hundredth anniversary of a significant event. The bicentennial celebrations.
birthday	An anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it. His twenty ninth birthday.
celebration	Any joyous diversion. The celebration of marriage.
celebratory	Feeling or expressing happiness and pride. The impending anniversary has the restaurant in a celebratory mood.
centenary	The hundredth anniversary of a significant event. The stunning vitality of a musician who is nearing his centenary.
centennial	The 100th anniversary (or the celebration of it. Centennial celebration.
ceremonial	Marked by pomp or ceremony or formality. Ceremonial garb.
ceremony	A formal religious or public occasion, especially one celebrating a particular event, achievement, or anniversary. He makes a ceremony of addressing his golf ball.
convivial	(of a person) cheerful and friendly; jovial. A convivial atmosphere at the reunion.
coronation	The ceremony of installing a new monarch. The Queen s coronation.
festival	An organized series of concerts, plays, or films, typically one held annually in the same place. A major international festival of song.
festive	Cheerful and jovially celebratory. The sombre atmosphere has given way to a festive mood.
fete	Have a celebration. She was an instant celebrity feted by the media.
gala	A gay festivity. We met at a swimming gala.
inauguration	A ceremony to mark the beginning or introduction of something. The new president obviously enjoyed his inauguration.
marching	The act of marching walking with regular steps especially in a procession of some kind. We heard the sound of marching.
nuptial	Relating to marriage or weddings. Nuptial plumage.
parade	A parade ground. A parade of witnesses.
potlatch	Hold a potlatch.
prorogation	Discontinuation of the meeting (of a legislative body) without dissolving it. Politically motivated prorogations.
reveler	A celebrant who shares in a noisy party. The clubs attract revelers as young as thirteen.
revelry	Lively and noisy festivities, especially when these involve drinking a large amount of alcohol. Sounds of revelry issued into the night.
ritual	Of or relating to or employed in social rites or rituals Nadine Gordimer. Her visits to Joy became a ritual.
semiannual	Occurring or payable twice each year.
tercentenary	Relating to a three-hundredth anniversary. The conference celebrates the tercentenary of the Scottish architect William Adam.
triennial	Occurring every third year or lasting 3 years. The triennial meeting of the Association.
wedding	A party of people at a wedding.