Synonyms of dined

dined

verb

past tense of dine

1

as in ate

to take a meal

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ate
• feasted
• fed
• partook
• fared
• refreshed
• snacked
• broke bread
• banqueted
• lunched
• nibbled
• supped
• victualed
• breakfasted
• picnicked
• grazed
• gorged
• overfed
• boarded
• glutted
• overate
• noshed
• messed
• dug in
• dined out
• repasted
• picked
• chowed (down)
• pigged out
• gormandized

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fasted
• dieted

2

as in regaled

to entertain with a fancy meal

the advertising agency lavishly wines and dines prospective clients

Synonyms & Similar Words

• regaled
• feasted
• honored
• fed
• banqueted
• recognized
• catered
• boarded
• junketed
• feted
• provisioned

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dined

Throngs of guests dined, shopped and meandered through the upscale mall over the weekend, bringing life to the shuttered complex that sat vacant for 19 months due to the devastating Palisades fire. — Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026

In the past, Yee had dined at a couple of the restaurants inside the pyramid-like glass tower, but never spent time in the viewing gallery, which boasts an open-air deck and London’s highest champagne bar. — Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Aug. 2026

People who once dined together, smiled together, campaigned together and worked together to strengthen our communities are suddenly being portrayed as villains. — Beau Simon, Sun Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2026

For 25 years, an international clientele dined in spectacular fashion at Windows on the World, the restaurant at the top of the World Trade Center’s north tower, where guests were served by an equally international staff. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026

My family recently dined at Cecil’s Texas Style Bar-B-Q on Orange Avenue south of downtown Orlando. — Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026

That evening, their family dined in the hotel’s reception area, which was the only part of the entire hotel that had electricity. — Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026

After the tribunal concluded, the Riveras and Trotskys often dined together and took picnics and excursions around Mexico City. — Literary Hub, 28 July 2026

Before the World Cup, French President Emmanuel Macron dined with the players at their training complex. — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 16 July 2026