Synonyms of dinner

dinner

noun

ˈdi-nər 

as in banquet

a large fancy meal often accompanied by ceremony or entertainment

there will be a celebratory dinner at a local restaurant for the entire team

Synonyms & Similar Words

• banquet
• feast
• barbecue
• feed
• gala
• festival
• repast
• party
• spread
• roast
• regale
• luncheon
• table
• chow
• buffet
• carnival
• blowout
• fete
• festivity
• fry
• mess
• shindig
• cookout
• clambake
• luau
• smorgasbord

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dinner

Consider earlier in Episode 8, when Patricia orders a delightful takeout dinner (chicken parm, slice of pie), only to discover she’s been given a dry turkey patty and a single sausage link. — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 18 Aug. 2026

Not unlike Margot Robbie, who, with that precise swoop of a Samantha Jones bob, was photographed this week in Paris wearing a corset top, a low-slung skirt and strappy Jude heels, with an Alaïa Le Teckel bag, for dinner with her parents and husband. — Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 18 Aug. 2026

In 2021, Pagliarulo was in an Uber with the artist Elaine Reichek after a gallery dinner. — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 18 Aug. 2026

More than 300 people came to the Chesterton Fire Department on Sunday afternoon, where a free community dinner was served. — Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026