Synonyms of feted

feted

verb

variants or fêted

past tense of fete

as in honored

to show appreciation, respect, or affection for (someone) with a public celebration

the returning servicemen and servicewomen were feted with a week's worth of celebrations

Synonyms & Similar Words

• honored
• credited
• recognized
• thanked
• acknowledged
• celebrated
• commended
• lauded
• praised
• extolled
• cited
• applauded
• complimented
• hailed
• saluted
• acclaimed
• cheered
• touted
• congratulated
• commemorated
• memorialized
• glorified
• observed
• felicitated
• laureated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• shamed
• humiliated
• disgraced
• humbled
• discredited
• dishonored
• maligned
• slandered
• defamed
• jeered
• libeled
• denounced
• condemned
• booed
• hissed
• hooted
• damned
• ridiculed
• libelled
• censured
• mocked
• bad-mouthed
• reprobated
• slighted
• put down

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of feted

There, the pair were feted by Afghan officials, with Pete now walking in John’s stead, fulfilling his earlier promise to replace one of the brothers if anything happened to them during their journey. —Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Oct. 2024

Marianne Jean-Baptiste will be feted with an excellence in acting trophy after a screening of her latest collaboration with Mike Leigh’s Hard Truths. —Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Oct. 2024

Others include British filmmaker Steve McQueen, who will be feted at this year’s Camerimage Film Festival with the Outstanding Director Award for career achievement. —Zac Ntim, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2024

The ensemble cast is also being feted at a slew of festivals. —Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2024