DINE Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

dine

verb

ˈdīn

Definition of dine next

as in to eat

to take a meal they dined elegantly at the city's finest restaurant before taking in an opera downtown

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Antonyms & Near Antonyms

diet
fast

as in to regale

to entertain with a fancy meal the advertising agency lavishly wines and dines prospective clients

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Recent Examples of dine Consumer research from OpenTable and KAYAK found that 60% of those surveyed had dined solo at a sit-down restaurant in the past 12 months. —

Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2026 Noisy Cricket is the open-air terrace restaurant at the golf club’s center, offering fine-dining farm-to-fork meals using ingredients from the resort’s homegrown patches of vegetables, fruits, and herbs. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Apr. 2026 And their donors and boosters would no longer be eligible to receive tax deductions for gifting money to a program, just like a regular customer at a restaurant doesn’t receive a tax break for regularly dining there. —

Andrew Urbaczewski, The Conversation, 2 Apr. 2026 Don't go hangry There's about to be a new place to dine along the Milwaukee River. —

Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 1 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dine

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dine

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My family spent many weekend mornings here, but during the pandemic, my husband and I would occasionally get fancy takeout food and cocktails and eat at one of the private picnic tables by the light of a camping lantern.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026
Hennessy said that eating too much of any nutrient risks causing unwanted side effects.

— Rich Bellis, NBC news, 11 Apr. 2026