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DINNER: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for DINNER?

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Need another word that means the same as “dinner”? Find 5 synonyms and 30 related words for “dinner” in this overview.

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Dinner as a Noun
Definitions of "Dinner" as a noun
Synonyms of "Dinner" as a noun (5 Words)
Usage Examples of "Dinner" as a noun
Associations of "Dinner" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Dinner” are: dinner party, evening meal, supper, main meal, repast

Dinner as a Noun

Definitions of "Dinner" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “dinner” as a noun can have the following definitions:

The main meal of the day, taken either around midday or in the evening.
The main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday.
A formal evening meal, typically one in honour of a person or event.
A party of people assembled to have dinner together.

Synonyms of "Dinner" as a noun (5 Words)

dinner party	The main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday.
evening meal	A later concluding time period.
main meal	Any very large body of (salt) water.
repast	A meal. A sumptuous repast.
supper	A light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime. We had a delicious cold supper.

Usage Examples of "Dinner" as a noun

Brown heard the phone ring during dinner.
A dinner in honour of his homecoming.
A candlelit dinner for two.
What's for dinner?
Eric sits next to Beth at the dinner table.
On Sundays they had a large dinner when they returned from church.
Guests should never be late to a dinner party.
Dinner will be at 8.
The annual graduation dinner.

Associations of "Dinner" (30 Words)

afternoon	In the afternoon every afternoon. I telephoned this afternoon.
breakfast	Provide breakfast for. We breakfast* at seven.*
brunch	A late morning meal eaten instead of breakfast and lunch. Breakfast was served so late as almost to constitute brunch.
buffet	A meal set out on a buffet at which guests help themselves. Winds buffeted the tent.
cafeteria	A restaurant where you serve yourself and pay a cashier. Employers who offer cafeteria* plans and other flexible programs.*
daybreak	The first light of day. She set off at daybreak.
dine	Eat dinner in a restaurant. We often dine* with friends in this restaurant.*
diner	A person who is eating, typically a customer in a restaurant.
eating	The act of consuming food.
evening	In the evening every evening. The evening* meal.*
lunch	Eat lunch. At what time are you lunching.
luncheon	A midday meal. A ladies luncheon* was taking place.*
lunchtime	The time in the middle of the day when lunch is eaten. At lunchtime* they pulled into a lay by for a picnic.*
meal	The food eaten during a meal. The evening meal.
mealtime	The time at which a meal is eaten. Family life seemed to revolve around mealtimes.
menu	An agenda of things to do. Politics and sport are on the menu* tonight.*
midday	The middle of the day; noon. He awoke at midday.
midnight	Twelve o’clock at night. The midnight* hours.*
morning	Every morning. They talked until morning.
noon	The middle of the day. The service starts at twelve noon.
overnight	Done happening or for use overnight. An overnight* bag.*
plate	A main course served on a plate. He recommended the roast beef plate.
potluck	Whatever happens to be available especially when offered to an unexpected guest or when brought by guests and shared by all. Having arrived unannounced we had to take potluck.
pub	Frequent pubs. Let s go to the pub.
restaurant	A building where people go to eat.
sleeper	A passenger car that has berths for sleeping. A KGB plot to uncover his sleepers.
snack	Eat a snack. It ll be a snack.
supper	An evening meal, typically a light or informal one. Her suppers often included celebrities.
tonight	On the present or approaching evening or night. Tonight is a night to remember.
twilight	Lighted by or as if by twilight Henry Fielding. He loved the twilight.