Synonyms of convening

convening 1 of 2

noun

as in convocation

Related Words

• convocation
• summons
• mustering
• muster
• mobilization
• rallying
• call
• rally
• marshaling
• call-up

convening

2 of 2

verb

present participle of convene

1

as in summoning

to bring together in assembly by or as if by command

convened the members of the council for an emergency session

Synonyms & Similar Words

• summoning
• mustering
• calling
• assembling
• convoking
• gathering
• rallying
• reconvening
• grouping
• calling out
• collecting
• calling up
• calling in
• amassing
• reassembling
• rounding up
• knelling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dissolving
• breaking up

2

as in meeting

to come together into one body or place

the conventioneers convened in the auditorium to hear the guest speaker

Synonyms & Similar Words

• meeting
• gathering
• converging
• assembling
• joining
• congregating
• rendezvousing
• clustering
• collecting
• getting together
• merging
• concentrating
• collaborating
• cooperating
• reconvening
• conglomerating
• uniting
• forgathering
• consolidating
• coupling
• concentering
• allying
• federating
• affiliating
• consorting
• caucusing
• clubbing
• banding (together)
• conjoining
• ganging up
• reassembling
• associating
• confederating
• regathering
• remeeting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dispersing
• disbanding
• splitting (up)
• leaving
• departing
• breaking up
• taking off
• dissociating
• disuniting
• disjoining

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of convening

Noun

That support represents one of the largest private commitments ever made on behalf of theoretical physics, including faculty research; graduate student and postdoc support; and inter-institutional conferences, workshops, visiting scholars and a network-wide convening every two years. — Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026

Last month, 100 respected Black and Jewish leaders gathered in Miami at the first national convening of its kind in a generation. — Michael Stevens, New York Daily News, 19 June 2026

Disruptions caused by the war and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz will also hasten the oil industry’s adoption of AI, AIQ CEO Dennis Jol said at the convening. — Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 18 June 2026

Last month, the Wie Suite, a membership community for female leaders, hosted its first destination event, a convening of founders and C-level executives at Miraval Resorts in the Berkshires aimed at accelerating their next chapter. — Danielle McNally, InStyle, 17 June 2026

The convening model adds another layer, creating a physical gathering that turns the audience into community and community into commerce. — Lin Cherry, Fortune, 17 May 2026

From May 12 until May 23, check back daily for the best photos of all the A-listers convening on the Croisette in couture. — Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026

Verb

One incident in June involved hundreds of teens convening after dark at Romare Bearden Park, where police arrested 23 teenagers and one adult and issued citations to 13 parents. — Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 14 July 2026

By convening those who shape what society wears, watches and believes, the platform curates influential experiences. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 9 July 2026

In April of this year, the largest EdTech convening ASU-GSV was abuzz with the word agency. — Mimosa Jones Tunney, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026

The Semiquincentennial Commission was conjured into being by Congress back in 2016, during that long-ago summer when the Democratic Party was convening in Philadelphia and the succession of one form of representational liberalism to another seemed pretty well secure. — Christopher Hooks, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026

The shot must still be approved by the FDA and formally recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s advisory committee, which has been blocked from convening by a federal judge. — Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 18 June 2026

The Foreign Policy Committee took the unusual step of convening on an almost daily basis from early January. — Joshua Hunt, Vanity Fair, 17 June 2026

Cruz acknowledged the awkwardness of convening a hearing on the topic of college sports while larger global crises erupt. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 3 June 2026

And outside the university, the cycling community is strong, convening at spots such as the Davis Bike Collective and Davis Bike Club. — Sacbee.com, 23 May 2026