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

At a convening in Santa Fe, tribes gathered to protest the Bureau of Indian Education, and among the protesters was John Rainer, a tribal leader from Taos Pueblo. — Laurel Donnellan, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

By early 2026, Moms for Liberty disbanded its Florida Legislative Committee, a convening of chapter chairs across the state to discuss policy, school board elections and continued grassroots efforts. — Trinity Webster-Bass, Miami Herald, 21 July 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

According to Bloomberg, government officials are now convening an emergency meeting to discuss additional measures. — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 29 July 2026

The first cohort include School Districts 3, 7, 13, 16, and 25, with a goal of convening working groups in all neighborhoods by 2028. — Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 25 July 2026

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was convening an emergency meeting to discuss ⁠a response, his office said in a statement. — Reuters, NBC news, 24 July 2026

The Food and Drug Administration is convening a panel of outside experts for a two-day meeting starting Thursday to make recommendations on whether compounding pharmacies should be allowed to make some of the most popular injectable peptides. — Will Stone, NPR, 22 July 2026

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