Synonyms of convened

convened

verb

past tense of convene

1

as in summoned

to bring together in assembly by or as if by command

convened the members of the council for an emergency session

Synonyms & Similar Words

• summoned
• mustered
• called
• assembled
• convoked
• gathered
• rallied
• reconvened
• called out
• called up
• grouped
• called in
• collected
• reassembled
• amassed
• rounded up
• knelled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dissolved
• broke up

2

as in gathered

to come together into one body or place

the conventioneers convened in the auditorium to hear the guest speaker

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gathered
• met
• converged
• assembled
• rendezvoused
• congregated
• joined
• clustered
• collected
• got together
• merged
• concentrated
• collaborated
• reconvened
• forgathered
• cooperated
• concentered
• coupled
• conglomerated
• consolidated
• allied
• affiliated
• united
• consorted
• confederated
• federated
• clubbed
• associated
• caucused
• reassembled
• banded (together)
• conjoined
• ganged up
• regathered
• remet

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disbanded
• dispersed
• departed
• split (up)
• left
• broke up
• took off
• dissociated
• disjoined
• disunited

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of convened

In 2001, in response to such critiques, the Smithsonian convened a blue-ribbon commission of historians and others led by Richard Darman, a former top aide in Republican White Houses. — Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 24 Sep. 2026

That meeting was convened to prepare a formal resolution that the Bay Program could approve in December. — Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 23 Sep. 2026

The commission, which is convened every 20 years, will begin its work in 2027, after this year’s election. — Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2026

The Clinton Global Initiative has convened political, business and philanthropic leaders to address the world’s issues for more than two decades. — ABC News, 22 Sep. 2026

We Robot, an annual conference covering robotics and the law, first convened in 2012. — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

Setting the table Trump and Xi last convened at a state dinner in Beijing in mid-May, part of a whirlwind summit heavy on pomp and circumstance but ultimately lacking in deliverables. — Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026

On Thursday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) convened a public workshop to examine the evidence, safety and research gaps surrounding testosterone therapy for menopausal women. — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026

Leaders from media, frontier labs, industry and academia convened at Georgetown University to discuss governing frontier AI, according to a dispatch from WP Intelligence Reporter/Researcher Kendrick Frankel. — Benjamin Guggenheim, Washington Post, 18 Sep. 2026