v. 1 Usually, revel in. (take) delight (in), take pleasure (in), rejoice (in), luxuriate (in), bask (in), wallow(in), lap up, crow (about or over), glory (in), savour, relish Gavin revelled in the news that his ex-wife was remarrying and he would no longer have to pay her alimony 2 make merry, carouse, celebrate, cut loose, go on a spree, Colloq live it up, whoop it up, make whoopee, whoop it up, paint the town red, party, Brit push the boat out, Slang Brit have a rave or rave-up The night after exams finish, the students traditionally revel till dawn
n. 3 spree, party, merrymaking, debauch, carouse, festival, fête, carousal, celebration, gala, ball, romp, fling, carnival, jamboree, bacchanal, saturnalia Everyone joined in the revels on New Year's Eve, and had a good time