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

By contrast, talks on the war between Russia and Ukraine have been convened intermittently, in multiple locations, and not once with all the relevant actors (Kyiv, Moscow, Washington, and key European states) at the table. — Matt Waldman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2026

Under a new president, Louis Stout, the organization convened a task force of child safety experts. — Molly Hensley-Clancy, ProPublica, 13 Aug. 2026

The post shot to virality, and the internet immediately convened a struggle session. — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026

According to a trial lawyer who spoke to Rolling Stone, grand juries are sometimes convened in Los Angeles in order to protect celebrity witnesses from the spectacle of a public hearing. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2026

The women convened in a circle and took part in a bunch of activities, including writing poetry and telling their neighbors the issues that matter most to them. — Heath Kalb, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026

But the advisory committee has not convened for nearly a year, according to another committee member who spoke during Wednesday’s meeting. — Haley Parsley august 9, Sacbee.com, 9 Aug. 2026

The project has convened five times since it was created a year ago, and aims to bring the public’s voice into the institution’s administration through 2029. — Emi Eleode, ARTnews.com, 7 Aug. 2026

On June 25 of this year the group convened a Capitol Hill forum in the Kennedy Caucus Room of the Russell Senate Office Building. — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 Aug. 2026