Antonyms for revel
ˈrɛv əlrev·el

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1. revelverb

   To make merry; to have a gay, lively time.

   Synonyms:
   celebrate, carouse

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1. revel

   Antonyms:
   fast, abstain, nauseate

   Synonyms:
   carouse, feast, banquet, luxuriate, wallow

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1. revel, revelryverb

   unrestrained merrymaking

   Synonyms:
   revelry

2. delight, enjoy, revelverb

   take delight in

   "he delights in his granddaughter"

   Synonyms:
   ravish, enjoy, savour, please, relish, transport, enthrall, make merry, enchant, bask, jollify, savor, whoop it up, racket, delight, love, make whoopie, wassail, make happy, enrapture, enthral

3. revel, racket, make whoopie, make merry, make happy, whoop it up, jollify, wassailverb

   celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities

   "The members of the wedding party made merry all night"; "Let's whoop it up--the boss is gone!"

   Synonyms:
   whoop it up, enjoy, jollify, make whoopie, drink, make merry, racket, salute, delight, pledge, wassail, make happy, toast

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1. revelnoun

   Synonyms:
   carousal, festivity, saturnalia

2. revelverb

   Synonyms:
   carouse, luxuriate, wanton

How to use revel in a sentence?

1. Scott C. Holstad:

   There's a big hole in people, even the long legged ones, and they eat and eat because they don't want to die; at least they want to revel in their misery for one more day, and they look back at me with suspicious eyes and then they go back to their dead life and dream of peace and love and compassion, and I continue to stare at them in a blurred stupor.

2. Tarana Burke:

   This is not a moment to revel in how the mighty have fallen but instead in how the silenced have spoken up, stood together and survived, weinstein's arrest, for the women who have accused Harvey Weinstein and others like them around the world, I'm sure feels like a moment of catharsis and it should serve as a cautionary tale for others like [ Morgan ] Freeman and every day people who toe the line between unacceptable and criminal behavior.

3. Perry Brass:

   Learn to revel in the unalloyed loveliness of receiving attention—to do this, you may have to leave your computer keyboard and invite it.

4. Christopher Paolini, Author of Eragon and Eldest. Quotes came from Eragon.:

   I'll fight when needed, revel when there's an occasion, mourn when there is grief, and die if my time comes… but I won't let anyone use me against my will.

5. Richard A. Stone:

   Sift through my insanity and revel in my greatness

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