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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of feted

She has previously been feted with the Berlinale Camera, the Prix du cinéma Suisse, the French Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres and the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026

His final words drowned in a din of shouts and sparkling spray, as the Astros feted an aspiration fulfilled. — Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 27 Sep. 2026

Ross, who was feted as the first Hollywood Trailblazer at the 2025 WWD Style Awards, has long been admired for her fashion. — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026

Malkovich was feted by the fest with its Silver Medallion, which recognized not only his performance as a dying CIA agent reflecting on his life in Martin McDonagh’s dramedy, but his entire body of work. — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026

Unlike the lavish 2023 coronation held at Westminster Abbey that feted King Charles’ accession to the throne, the ceremony that marks the start of King Haakon’s reign will be much more subdued. — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 28 Aug. 2026

Silicon Valley, previously accustomed to being feted with generous tax breaks, is now going on a charm offensive with marketing, community projects and local outreach, with mixed results. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026

Jason Arday, a neurodivergent Black Cambridge professor who was feted as a wunderkind by some and denigrated as a fabulist by others, resigned earlier this month amidst accusations of plagiarism. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026

This was the largest such gathering at a ballpark, not including the annual ceremonies at the Hall of Fame in upstate New York, since the All-Star Game in 2008 that feted the final season at old Yankee Stadium. — Dave Campbell, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026