Antonyms for revel
Grammar : Noun, verb |
Spell : rev-uhl |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈrɛv əl |
Definition of revel
Origin :- late 14c., "riotous merry-making," from Old French revel "entertainment, revelry," verbal noun from reveler "be disorderly, make merry" (see revel (v.)). Related: Revels; revel-rout.
- noun celebration, merrymaking
- verb take pleasure; celebrate
- They go bare-headed in the broiling sun, and seem to revel in the heat.
- Extract from : « The Roof of France » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
- For a few moments I could revel in the marvellous spectacle before me.
- Extract from : « The Roof of France » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
- The wind was fair, and carried him in four days to Revel Roads.
- Extract from : « The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson » by Robert Southey
- "And when you achieve the fine loaf, you may revel in home-made rolls," I answered.
- Extract from : « Culture and Cooking » by Catherine Owen
- The more unprotected and helpless a woman is, the more they revel in it.
- Extract from : « Joy (First Series Plays) » by John Galsworthy
- You'll live in them, revel in them, rejoice in them, they'll be your battlefield.
- Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine
- We revel in things as you women do––but we revel in them because people are shut away from us.
- Extract from : « The Gorgeous Girl » by Nalbro Bartley
- Maybe I did not revel in pride of my quickness of thought and action!
- Extract from : « Tales of Fishes » by Zane Grey
- Such was the frame of mind in which our hero awoke, and lay for some time to revel in!
- Extract from : « Roland Cashel » by Charles James Lever
- You have, of course, heard that we do not revel in superfluities.
- Extract from : « Maurice Tiernay Soldier of Fortune » by Charles James Lever
Synonyms for revel
- bacchanal
- bask
- blow off steam
- carousal
- carouse
- carry on
- crow
- cut loose
- debauch
- delight
- enjoy
- festivity
- fool around
- frolic
- gaiety
- gala
- gloat
- go on a spree
- high jinks
- indulge
- jollification
- jollity
- kick up heels
- kid around
- lap up
- lark
- let go
- let loose
- live it up
- luxuriate
- make merry
- merriment
- paint the town
- party
- rejoice
- relish
- reveling
- revelment
- riot
- roister
- roll
- rollick
- run around
- saturnalia
- savor
- skylarking
- spree
- step out
- thrive
- wallow
- wassail
- whoop it up
- whoopee
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