Synonyms of convenes

convenes

verb

present tense third-person singular of convene

1

as in summons

to bring together in assembly by or as if by command

convened the members of the council for an emergency session

Synonyms & Similar Words

• summons
• musters
• assembles
• calls
• convokes
• gathers
• reconvenes
• rallies
• groups
• collects
• calls out
• calls up
• reassembles
• calls in
• amasses
• rounds up
• knells

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dissolves
• breaks up

2

as in gathers

to come together into one body or place

the conventioneers convened in the auditorium to hear the guest speaker

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gathers
• meets
• converges
• assembles
• congregates
• joins
• collects
• merges
• concentrates
• rendezvouses
• gets together
• clusters
• collaborates
• cooperates
• reconvenes
• conglomerates
• consolidates
• unites
• allies
• concenters
• forgathers
• couples
• clubs
• federates
• affiliates
• conjoins
• caucuses
• reassembles
• bands (together)
• associates
• consorts
• gangs up
• confederates
• regathers
• remeets

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disperses
• departs
• splits (up)
• leaves
• disbands
• breaks up
• takes off
• dissociates
• disjoins
• disunites

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of convenes

The Federal Open Market Committee convenes Tuesday and Wednesday, marking his second meeting as chair. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 25 July 2026

Rowley founded Climate Mic Drop, a gathering built around storytelling as a climate-justice tool that convenes frontline activists, Indigenous leaders, artists and strategists to explore how narrative shapes action and policy. — Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Those kinds of historic highlights will surely be in the mix as Smokler and Boone’s film crew convenes for multiple shoots at the venue over the months to come. — Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 20 July 2026

The event convenes manufacturers, investors, government officials, and technology providers from around the world to discuss how to modernize and rebuild the sector. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 16 July 2026

Primavera often convenes small gatherings to bring wary Western executives and institutional investors to visit robotic firms, battery makers, and electric-car plants in the country. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 16 July 2026

After the world’s most awkward funeral, everyone convenes back at the family’s nearby vacation house. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 10 July 2026

Hunter constructed a wooden back porch (with soundscape, empty milk bottles, washboard and broom) and a moveable front stoop in the BMRC Gallery — integral places in Chicago and the South Side where the Black community convenes. — Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026

Her leadership convenes cross-sector stakeholders to scale high-impact models that expand opportunity — particularly for emerging institutions and underserved communities. — Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 18 June 2026