Synonyms of conference

conference

noun

ˈkän-f(ə-)rən(t)s 

1

as in assembly

a body of people come together in one place

the conference voted to conclude that day's meeting and to resume discussions the next morning

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assembly
• meeting
• assemblage
• gathering
• symposium
• audience
• congregation
• panel
• convocation
• synod
• ingathering
• muster
• market
• crowd
• caucus
• throng
• forum
• swarm
• house
• rally
• company
• gang
• flock
• coterie
• press
• pack
• consort
• gallery
• grandstand
• multitude
• horde
• rabble
• legion
• mob
• crush
• rabblement

2

as in symposium

a meeting featuring a group discussion

a conference on the need for international cooperation in combating emerging viruses

Synonyms & Similar Words

• symposium
• seminar
• panel
• forum
• panel discussion
• roundtable
• convention
• council
• colloquy
• colloquium
• debate
• conclave
• caucus
• parley
• round-robin
• synod
• town meeting
• assembly
• congress
• convocation
• congregation
• deliberation
• consistory
• brainstorming
• chat room
• newsgroup

3

as in discussion

an exchange of views for the purpose of exploring a subject or deciding an issue

a parent-teacher conference to discuss a student having trouble in school

Synonyms & Similar Words

• discussion
• consultation
• debate
• consult
• meeting
• talk
• conversation
• dialogue
• symposium
• argumentation
• deliberation
• argument
• confab
• seminar
• parley
• colloquy
• council
• counsel
• confabulation
• back-and-forth
• consultancy
• palaver
• roundtable
• forum
• give-and-take
• chat
• discourse
• argy-bargy
• negotiation
• chat room
• bull session
• bargaining
• talkathon
• skull session
• disquisition
• rap
• words
• pourparler

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of conference

Her younger sister, Tania Buchanan Boyd, spoke at the news conference, and shared more about who Windy was as a person. — Veronica Fulton, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2026

Granted, conferences could argue the timing of their discussions and leaks to media doesn’t reveal coordination but rather the reality of the fall season and fall semester each conference faces. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 25 Aug. 2026

The moves by the nation’s two biggest conferences, four days before the start of football season, are intended to tamp down on the latest crisis — one involving players who came back to college after being released from pro rosters. — Eric Olson, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

At the conference Future Travel Experience Global 2022 in Las Vegas, Mike Byrom, Spirit’s then vice president of airport services, discussed the partnership with Springshot and its software. — Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026