Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

marinade

[mar-uh-neyd, mar-uh-neyd] / ˌmær əˈneɪd, ˈmær əˌneɪd /


VERB
marinate
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST


VERB
pickle
Synonyms
Antonyms


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Olive brine is already packed with salt and acidity, which means it’s doing a lot of the heavy lifting required for a good marinade.

From Salon Jul. 7, 2026

It initially hit the right sweet, slightly piquant notes that al pastor meat should — but the flavor quickly dissipated because the marinade hadn’t soaked through the chicken chunks.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 19, 2026

If time allows, an overnight rest yields the fullest flavor, but a brief marinade will also do the trick.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 2, 2025

So if you were hoping for a brown sugar coating or a sugary marinade here, you'll be disappointed.

From Salon Apr. 29, 2025

I wrapped potatoes in foil and stuck them in the oven to bake, covered a steak in marinade and balanced it on top of a carton of eggs in the fridge.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer

It’s packed with salt, acidity and concentrated olive flavor that can add depth to everything from marinades to bread dough.

From Salon Jul. 7, 2026

One butcher said all his meat, marinades and spices had been taken away to be checked.

From BBC Jun. 20, 2025

Polda, the other equipment operator, works with Lowell and uses her honey in his kitchen for marinades.

From Seattle Times May 26, 2024

China Chilcano's chefs said the product behaved very similarly to conventional chicken and offered some improvements, like rapid absorption of marinades.

From Reuters Jul. 20, 2023

So they brought him forthwith nearly an hundred dishes of poultry besides other birds and brewises, fritters and cooling marinades.

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 05 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

Chipotle’s chicken al pastor, which is marinaded in morita peppers, ground achiote and pineapple, debuted in March 2023.

From Seattle Times Apr. 25, 2024

I remember dum biryani as a multi-day affair, involving meat marinaded in spices, then soaked in yoghurt and cooked slowly, underneath a pastry lid.

From The Guardian Nov. 1, 2017

Nothing screams "I Love You" more than enjoying a gut-destroying dinner of Southern-style ribs, marinaded in the scent of fellow sweat-soaked patrons from Augusta National.

From Golf Digest Mar. 13, 2017

Anwar picks a peshwari kebab of lamb marinaded in yoghurt and garlic.

From Slate Jan. 29, 2012

It is accompanied by a brown sauce made of a bouquet de bouleau full of buds and marinaded in mild pickle.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 102, May 21, 1892 by Various

There is no law stating a maximum number of hours for which these pickles should remain marinading.

From Salon May 10, 2025

The artist’s adult-sized gingerbread house in one of the galleries will likely generate all manner of chatter, but the poignant works of video, assemblage and drawing will be worth marinading in too.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 3, 2019




Vocabulary lists containing marinade


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 12,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training