Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun fed

2 senses of fed

Sense 1
Federal, Fed, federal official -- (any federal law-enforcement officer)
       => agent, federal agent -- (any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau)

Sense 2
Federal Reserve System, Federal Reserve, Fed, FRS -- (the central bank of the United States; incorporates 12 Federal Reserve branch banks and all national banks and state-chartered commercial banks and some trust companies; "the Fed seeks to control the United States economy by raising and lowering short-term interest rates and the money supply")
       => central bank -- (a government monetary authority that issues currency and regulates the supply of credit and holds the reserves of other banks and sells new issues of securities for the government)

Antonyms of verb feed

1 of 11 senses of feed

Sense 2
feed, give -- (give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat")
       Antonym of starve (Sense 3)
      => starve, famish -- (deprive of food; "They starved the prisoners")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb feed

11 senses of feed

Sense 1
feed -- (provide as food; "Feed the guests the nuts")
       => provide, supply, ply, cater -- (give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests")

Sense 2
feed, give -- (give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat")
       => provide, supply, ply, cater -- (give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests")

Sense 3
feed -- (feed into; supply; "Her success feeds her vanity")
       => supply, provide, render, furnish -- (give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater")

Sense 4
feed, feed in -- (introduce continuously; "feed carrots into a food processor")
       => insert, enclose, inclose, stick in, put in, introduce -- (introduce; "Insert your ticket here")

Sense 5
feed -- (support or promote; "His admiration fed her vanity")
       => promote, advance, boost, further, encourage -- (contribute to the progress or growth of; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom")

Sense 6
feed, eat -- (take in food; used of animals only; "This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat"; "What do whales eat?")
       => consume, ingest, take in, take, have -- (serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee")

Sense 7
feed -- (serve as food for; be the food for; "This dish feeds six")
       => provide, supply, ply, cater -- (give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests")

Sense 8
run, flow, feed, course -- (move along, of liquids; "Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi")
       => move -- (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right")

Sense 9
prey, feed -- (profit from in an exploitatory manner; "He feeds on her insecurity")
       => exploit, work -- (use or manipulate to one's advantage; "He exploit the new taxation system"; "She knows how to work the system"; "he works his parents for sympathy")

Sense 10
feed, feast -- (gratify; "feed one's eyes on a gorgeous view")
       => regale, treat -- (provide with choice or abundant food or drink; "Don't worry about the expensive wine--I'm treating"; "She treated her houseguests with good food every night")

Sense 11
fertilize, fertilise, feed -- (provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to; "We should fertilize soil if we want to grow healthy plants")
       => enrich -- (make better or improve in quality; "The experience enriched her understanding"; "enriched foods")