REVELING Synonyms: 109 Similar and Opposite Words

reveling 1 of 2

noun

variants or revelling

as in festivity

joyful or festive activity the reveling was too much for her, so she went to bed early even though the party was still going strong

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reveling

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verb

variants or revelling

present participle of revel

as in drinking

to take part in drunken revelry reveling all night is not conducive to a productive next day at work

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Recent Examples of reveling

Noun

Especially watching Curtis reveling playing a teen again. — Katie Grant, Parents, 7 Aug. 2025

Verb

Nebraska fans with seats around the tunnel spotted them, because thousands of Nebraska fans were still in their seats, reveling, the music still thumping in the arena, as if some kind of encore would be happening. — Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2026 Our friends converted their 400-person reception hall wedding into a spirited dance party at their home, with small groups of well-wishers, each small enough to fit into their bomb shelter, taking turns reveling. — Michael M. Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026 When the Black Queen’s message arrives in the Riverlands, the king consort, lil’ Oscar Tully, and their new pal Roddy the Ruin are busy reveling, making up ballads dedicated to their own derring-do. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for reveling

Noun

The wedding festivities for Swift and Kelce began on Thursday, July 2, with guests seen arriving at MSG, the Knicks' home arena, for what is believed to be a rehearsal dinner.

— Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
But when her big bro Sherlock (Henry Cavill) goes missing during the festivities, Enola pauses getting hitched to find him and also unearth a military cover-up.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 3 July 2026

Definition of festivity

Verb

Middleton also reportedly avoids drinking tap water when travelling overseas because of concerns over bacteria, contaminants or unfamiliar mineral content.

— Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 3 July 2026
Middle and upper-class people would have wanted special implements for drinking these beverages and a place to drink it.

— James Doubek, NPR, 3 July 2026

Definition of drinking

Noun

According to The New York Times, Swift and Kelce's plans allegedly include a smaller gathering of about 100 people on July 2, as well as a larger celebration with around 1,000 guests on July 3.

— Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
All of which sent the sellout crowd into jubilant celebrations, some jumping, others breaking out World Cup chants.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026

Definition of celebration

Verb

Three sitting rooms are complemented by a further three members’ social spaces for carousing in, concealed behind a subtle screen (here, DJs including Goldierocks make appearances, and mobile snaps are banned; staff politely place a sticker over mobile camera lenses).

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 May 2026
The team were meek in defeat, but after a weekend carousing and communing in central London, Newcastle fans arrived at Wembley with a collective hangover.

— George Caulkin, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2026

Definition of carousing

Noun

There’s an inevitable triumphalism in all this rejoicing, and that was certainly also true in 1876 during the nation’s centennial.

— Brenda Wineapple, The New York Review of Books, 4 July 2026
Nancy Lemann, bard of New Orleans and stylist nonpareil, has gotten a glow-up—and in some corners, there’s already been much rejoicing.

— Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026

Definition of rejoicing

Verb

This is someone’s Super Bowl, if the Super Bowl was about binging 15 pounds of cased beef tubes.

— Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 4 July 2026
Michelle has also faced ongoing comments on her appearance ‒ a 2011 cartoon depicted her as overweight and bingeing on hamburgers and more recently, she has been accused of taking Ozempic to lose weight.

— Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 15 June 2026

Definition of bingeing

Noun

Egypt won in penalties as well to join Mexico and Norway in newfound revelry.

— Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 4 July 2026
And in a novel twist, there will be a ball drop in New York City’s Times Square at midnight to usher in the July Fourth holiday with much the same revelry that is typically reserved for New Year’s Eve.

— Steven Sloan, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026

Definition of revelry

Noun

Nor did great merrymaking surround its 2001 move to pioneer quantitative easing.

— William Pesek, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
Once ground was completely covered with shards of tableware, folks journeyed from their seats into the center of the room for more dancing and merrymaking.

— Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 11 June 2026

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