Antonyms for feds
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : fed |
Phonetic Transcription : fɛd |
Definition of feds
Origin :- past participle adjective from feed (v.). Fed up "surfeited, disgusted, bored," is British slang first recorded 1900, extended to U.S. by World War I; probably from earlier phrases like fed up to the back teeth.
- As in police/police officer : noun person, people hired to uphold the laws
- As in authority : noun expert, animate or inanimate
- As in police : noun lawman
- As in patrolman : noun policeman
- As in patrolwoman : noun policeman
- As in policeman : noun law enforcement officer
- As in policewoman : noun law enforcement officer
- As in administration : noun human or group who manages effort of an organization
- As in detective : noun investigator of crime
- As in government : noun management, administration
- If the Feds shd be disappointed, and the Demos disgusted with Genl.
- Extract from : « The Life of John Marshall Volume 3 of 4 » by Albert J. Beveridge
- Our army was allers whipping the Feds, and we allers fell back.
- Extract from : « Life of Wm. Tecumseh Sherman. » by W. Fletcher Johnson
- It seems as if I had got to be master of the feds and the priests.
- Extract from : « The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) » by Moncure Daniel Conway
- It stops there, the Feds will have the word on me before they arrive.
- Extract from : « Lion Loose » by James H. Schmitz
- And now the meddling of the Feds has hurt the value of the ball club.
- Extract from : « Lefty Locke Pitcher-Manager » by Burt L. Standish
- Have the Feds been sending messages, and do you want me to intercept what they say?
- Extract from : « The Boy Scouts Under Fire in Mexico » by Lieut. Howard Payson
- “The Feds, to be sure,” said another, half laughing and half shamefaced.
- Extract from : « My Cave Life in Vicksburg » by Mary Ann Loughborough
- I run for mah mammy, and I'll never forget how she grabbed me and let out a yell, "It's them Feds, them blue coats."
- Extract from : « Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews » by Work Projects Administration
- Law sakes, honey, I can see them 'Feds' yet, just as plain as if it was yesterday.
- Extract from : « Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews » by Work Projects Administration
- The Feds boast aloud that they have compromised with Jefferson, particularly as to the retaining certain persons in office.
- Extract from : « The Life of Albert Gallatin » by Henry Adams
Synonyms for feds
- admiral
- advisers
- agent
- analyst
- arbiter
- aristocrat
- arm of the law
- authority
- badge
- bear
- beat cop
- Bible
- big cheese
- big shot
- big wig
- bird dog
- black and white
- bloodhound
- blue
- bluecoat
- board
- bobby
- boss
- boy scout
- brains
- brass
- buff
- bull
- bureau
- bureaucracy
- cabinet
- CEO
- chair
- chairperson
- chargé d'affaires
- city hall
- command
- commander
- committee
- connoisseur
- constable
- constabulary
- consulate
- control
- cop
- copper
- corps
- county mounty
- czar
- department
- detective
- dick
- direction
- directors
- domination
- dominion
- eavesdropper
- egghead
- embassy
- empire
- establishment
- exec
- execution
- executive
- executives
- expert
- eye
- fed
- feds
- finest
- fink
- flatfoot
- force
- front office
- fuzz
- gendarme
- general
- governance
- governing body
- governor
- guidance
- gumshoe
- guru
- headquarters
- heat
- influence
- informer
- ivory dome
- judge
- jurisdiction
- kingfish
- kingpin
- law
- law enforcement
- legislature
- man
- management
- ministry
- narc
- nark
- officer
- officers
- officials
- oink
- P. I.
- patrol
- patrolman
- patrolwoman
- patronage
- peace officer
- peeper
- pig
- plainclothes officer
- police
- police officer
- policewoman
- political practice
- politics
- polity
- power
- power elite
- powers
- powers-that-be
- predominance
- presidency
- President
- presidium
- private eye
- private investigator
- pro
- professional
- professor
- prosecutor
- pundit
- regency
- regime
- regimentation
- regulation
- reporter
- restraint
- roper
- rule
- scholar
- scout
- sergeant
- shadow
- shamus
- Sherlock Holmes
- shoofly
- sleuth
- slewfoot
- snoop
- sovereignty
- specialist
- spy
- state
- statecraft
- stewards
- superintendence
- superintendents
- superiority
- supervision
- supervisors
- supremacy
- sway
- tail
- textbook
- the feds
- top brass
- top dog
- top hand
- Uncle Sam
- union
- upstairs
- veteran
- virtuoso
- Washington
- whiz
- wizard
Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019