Synonyms of luncheon

luncheon

noun

as in dinner

a usually formal lunch that occurs as part of a meeting or for entertaining a guest

a company luncheon

Related Words

• dinner
• supper
• breakfast
• serving
• buffet
• meal
• tea
• refreshments
• gulp
• snack
• repast
• bite
• smorgasbord
• feed
• collation
• banquet
• chow
• board
• menu
• table
• spread
• refection
• mess
• potluck
• picnic
• taste
• cookout
• barbecue
• feast
• roast
• morsel
• fry
• bake
• clambake
• luau
• regale
• fry-up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of luncheon

The luncheon began with a commemorative Flag Salute, led by the Sons of the American Revolutionary Color Guard presenting the flags, including the American Flag, the Betsy Ross Flag, the Union Jack and the Sons of the American Revolution Flag. — Sharon Hlapcich, Oc Register, 9 July 2026

Then, on June 26 — one day after Councilmember Vivian Moreno and her chief of staff Gerardo Ramirez attended the committee’s Friends of San Ysidro luncheon — the city’s position shifted again, this time more decisively. — Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2026

In 1918, the American Museum of Natural History served cuts of what animal at an unusual luncheon that newspapers considered a fitting revenge for the biblical figure of Jonah? — Drew Goins, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026

Recently, Greenwald was the guest of honor at a small luncheon hosted by one of her patients, the tech entrepreneur and philanthropist Gisel Kordestani, in Atherton, California, one of the wealthiest towns in the country. — Melanie Thernstrom, New Yorker, 29 June 2026