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

So on Thursday, a small group of a little more than two dozen environmental justice advocates convened in Oakland to march to Wicks’ district office and present her staff with a letter asking the lawmaker to back Senate Bill 954. — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026

Thursday's hearing had a few awkward moments that were perhaps fitting for a federal court that has never before convened in history. — Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 30 July 2026

After an earlier round of examination scandals in 2024, the government convened a panel of experts that delivered 101 recommendations that October. — Penny Abeywardena, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

With the race fresh in our minds, The Athletic’s cycling squad convened to review this year’s race and look ahead to next year’s edition. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 27 July 2026

But the panel of outside advisers convened for the meeting includes at least seven doctors or pharmacists with financial ties to the peptide industry. — Matthew Perrone, Fortune, 23 July 2026

Transporting the belugas Prior to the rescue, animal specialists from participating aquariums convened in Ontario to observe the whales and prepare for the journey. — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 22 July 2026

In April, the Federal Reserve and Treasury Department convened an extraordinary meeting with the CEOs of the nation's top banks. — Matt Peterson,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 21 July 2026

The umpiring crew briefly convened, and Devers’ foul ball was turned into a home run. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 19 July 2026