fete vs racket

fete and racket both are nouns.

fete and racket both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fete	Yes	No	Yes	No
racket	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, racket is a hyponym of fete; that is, racket is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fete:

fete: have a celebration
racket: celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities

Other hyponyms of fete include jubilate, jollify, make happy, make merry, make whoopee, revel, wassail, whoop it up, party, receive.

fete (noun)	racket (noun)
an organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place)	an illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug peddling or prostitution) carried on for profit
an elaborate party (often outdoors)	a sports implement (usually consisting of a handle and an oval frame with a tightly interlaced network of strings) used to strike a ball (or shuttlecock) in various games
	the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience
	a loud and disturbing noise

fete (verb)	racket (verb)
have a celebration	hit (a ball) with a racket
	make loud and annoying noises
	celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities

Difference between fete and racket

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