Synonyms of fed

fed 1 of 2

noun

as in Federal

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fed

2 of 2

verb

past tense of feed

1

as in boarded

to provide food or meals for

a charity dedicated to feeding the hungry

Synonyms & Similar Words

• boarded
• catered
• sustained
• served
• provisioned
• filled
• nurtured
• waited
• fattened
• nourished
• victualed
• dined
• feasted
• messed
• regaled
• overfed
• banqueted
• underfed
• force-fed
• surfeited
• battened
• refed
• hand-fed
• spoon-fed
• reprovisioned

2

as in provided

to put (something) into the possession of someone for use or consumption

all week long colleagues have been feeding me ideas for a magazine article

Synonyms & Similar Words

• provided
• supplied
• gave
• handed
• furnished
• delivered
• distributed
• handed over
• dispensed
• administered
• allocated
• apportioned
• dealt (out)
• transferred
• assigned
• plied (with)
• prorated
• doled out
• portioned
• ceded
• meted (out)
• made over
• parceled (out)
• deeded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• held (back)
• retained
• kept (back)
• reserved
• withheld
• maintained
• preserved
• saved
• conserved
• kept up

3

as in ate

to take a meal

an all-you-can-eat buffet where families can feed heartily and fairly inexpensively

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ate
• dined
• feasted
• refreshed
• broke bread
• partook
• snacked
• fared
• victualed
• nibbled
• overfed
• banqueted
• glutted
• messed
• grazed
• gorged
• supped
• lunched
• breakfasted
• boarded
• dug in
• repasted
• picked
• picnicked
• dined out
• noshed
• chowed (down)
• pigged out
• overate
• gormandized

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fasted
• dieted

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fed

Verb

Charles, who is well-known for his love of nature and the importance of sustainability, fed chickens in a coop together with the kids. —Emma Caughlan, NBC news, 30 Apr. 2026

It’s cooled, processed and fed back into the cycle after each power stroke. —Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 29 Apr. 2026

On top of this, unparalleled pools of capital have fed strategically contradictory, dizzying deal-making. —Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026

While the proposal may be well intentioned in its goal of addressing plastic waste, its current design threatens to place a disproportionate burden on the very small businesses that keep our neighborhoods vibrant and fed. —Francisco Marte, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026

The result was a collection of photographs that both capture the culture and the people of Mexico and record Hurst’s particular proclivities, the food that fed his hungry eye. —Chris Wiley, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2026

In that loss, the Bulls led by one point with a chance to win at the end when Magic star Nick Anderson stole the ball from Jordan and fed Horace Grant for a go-ahead dunk. —Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026

During the Iraq War, the popular narrative was that our heroic soldiers and marines were going in to liberate the people, free women, and topple a brutal dictator—the same nonsense we are fed now about Iran. —Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026

State wildlife licensing means accountability for how animals are housed, fed and presented to the public. —Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026

Phrases Containing fed

• fed up