Synonyms of forums

forums

noun

variants also fora

plural of forum

1

as in seminars

a meeting featuring a group discussion

a public forum called to find out how residents felt about a large discount store being built in their neighborhood

Synonyms & Similar Words

• seminars
• conferences
• panels
• symposia
• roundtables
• panel discussions
• debates
• councils
• conventions
• conclaves
• parleys
• colloquies
• caucuses
• round-robins
• newsgroups
• synods
• town meetings
• congresses
• colloquiums
• congregations
• assemblies
• deliberations
• consistories
• convocations
• chat rooms
• brainstormings

2

as in platforms

a place or opportunity for communicating ideas and information

that Web site serves as a forum for movie buffs who are passionate about their likes and dislikes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• platforms
• venues
• outlets
• soapboxes
• mediums
• channels
• conduits
• pipelines
• showcases
• stages

3

as in tribunals

an assembly of persons for the administration of justice

a jury may have acquitted Lizzie Borden, but she was guilty of murder in the forum of public opinion

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tribunals
• courts
• benches
• courts of law
• judiciaries
• bars
• criminal courts
• judicatures
• judicatories
• high courts
• supreme courts
• courts-martial
• inquisitions
• kangaroo courts
• drumhead court-martials

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of forums

The historic race has been marked by a deluge of ads and mailers, seven-figure fundraising hauls and dozens of local forums. — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026

The one that jumped out in all of the comment sections on all of the forums and all of our articles yesterday was $80 billion. — Nilay Patel, The Verge, 29 Oct. 2026

The tensions between Washington and Havana have spilled over into public forums at the United Nations. — Farnoush Amiri, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026

And so, in opposition circles and in online forums, momentum began gathering around a simple argument. — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2026

What owners are reporting Photos shared on Reddit and the MacRumors forums show the inner screen cracking down the center line of the hinge, often followed by a horizontal band of pixels stuck glowing white. — Lena Borrelli, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2026

Obialo has lived a peripatetic life, from growing up in Nigeria, being unhoused at one point, to moving to the suburbs and becoming hyperliterate in niche genres via internet forums. — Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026

Governance forums multiply because nobody quite wants to make the irreversible call. — Kelvin Cheema, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026

The measure also asked that campuses host forums before the end of 2027 to elicit student feedback on current time, place, and manner policies. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2026