Synonyms for banquet
ˈbæŋ kwɪtban·quet

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1. banquet

   Synonyms:
   feast, festivity, treat, entertainment, festival, carousal, carouse, regalement, cheer

   Antonyms:
   fast, abstinence, starvation

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1. banquet, feastnoun

   a ceremonial dinner party for many people

   Synonyms:
   feast, fiesta, spread, fete

2. banquet, feast, spreadverb

   a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed

   "a banquet for the graduating seniors"; "the Thanksgiving feast"; "they put out quite a spread"

   Synonyms:
   bed cover, spread head, cattle ranch, counterpane, spread, bedcover, fiesta, fete, spreading, bedspread, scatter, bed covering, spreadhead, feast, gap, paste, ranch, cattle farm, facing pages

3. feast, banquet, junketverb

   provide a feast or banquet for

   Synonyms:
   junket, junketeer, feed, feast

4. feast, banquet, junketverb

   partake in a feast or banquet

   Synonyms:
   junket, junketeer, feed, feast

Matched Categories

1. • Dinner Party
   • Eat

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. banquetnoun

   Synonyms:
   feast, entertainment, treat

2. banquetverb

   Synonyms:
   feast, be regaled with good eating and drinking

3. banquetverb

   Synonyms:
   treat with a banquet or feast

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1. banquetnoun

   Synonyms:
   junket, regalement, feast

2. banquetverb

   Synonyms:
   feast, junket, regale

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1. List of paraphrases for "banquet":

   feast, dinner, feasting, luncheon

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How to use banquet in a sentence?

1. Robert Louis Stephenson:

   Sooner or later everyone sits down to a banquet of consequences.

2. Fredrik Eriksson:

   The banquet is held in extremely high regard internationally and the quality of the food served must be absolutely world-class, the food must have clear Swedish influences and carefully selected produce with good sustainability. There must be creativity but with a classic tone.

3. Prosecutor Stewart Ryan:

   The time for the defendant to escape justice is over. It's finally time for the defendant to dine on the banquet of his own consequences.

4. Doug Bloch:

   All the foundations are being built for this, the table is being set for this banquet and we want to make sure our members have a seat at the table.

5. Paul. F. Meekin:

   What's important for me when I teach is to communicate 'to cook up' the visions, smells, tastes and sounds of the time with my young audience. Hopefully, I am imparting 'feeding them' what's important about that period of History. I want my students to taste a respect for the information 'the food' and to know about the cooks, the restaurants, and how the ingredients of time comes together to form a real banquet of History.