Synonyms of meeting

meeting 1 of 2

noun

ˈmē-tiŋ 

1

as in gathering

a coming together of a number of persons for a specified purpose

there will be another committee meeting next week to discuss the parish fair

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gathering
• convention
• assembly
• conference
• conclave
• symposium
• council
• convocation
• workshop
• congress
• synod
• session
• get-together
• seminar
• discussion
• demonstration
• rally
• conversation
• caucus
• summit
• dialogue
• huddle
• clinic
• cabinet
• interview
• negotiation
• discourse
• forum
• talk
• audience
• roundtable
• confab
• parley
• palaver
• round-robin

2

as in conference

a body of people come together in one place

a meeting marked by no consensus of what needs to be done

Synonyms & Similar Words

• conference
• assembly
• gathering
• assemblage
• congregation
• audience
• convocation
• symposium
• panel
• synod
• ingathering
• market
• crowd
• muster
• throng
• caucus
• forum
• house
• gang
• rally
• swarm
• company
• coterie
• flock
• consort
• gallery
• pack
• grandstand
• press
• multitude
• horde
• rabble
• mob
• legion
• crush
• rabblement

3

as in convergence

the coming together of two or more things to the same point

a meeting of two railroad lines

Synonyms & Similar Words

• convergence
• confluence
• merging
• combining
• conjunction
• combination
• convergency
• connecting
• consolidation
• unification
• joining
• linking
• union
• connection
• junction
• coupling
• juncture

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• divergence

meeting

2 of 2

verb

present participle of meet

1

as in encountering

to come upon face-to-face or as if face-to-face

we never once met another car on that lonely country road

Synonyms & Similar Words

• encountering
• confronting
• catching
• greeting
• happening (upon)
• running into
• running across
• stumbling (upon)
• bumping into
• facing
• crossing paths (with)
• running upon
• accosting
• passing
• chancing (upon)
• saluting
• crossing
• colliding (with)
• crashing (into)
• crisscrossing
• hitting (upon)
• tumbling (to)
• lighting (upon)
• remeeting
• reencountering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avoiding
• shaking
• escaping
• evading
• dodging
• eluding
• shunning
• ducking

2

as in converging

to come together into one body or place

we'll meet for dinner, with a discussion to follow, next week

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

3

as in finding

to come upon unexpectedly or by chance

met her future husband at a party

Synonyms & Similar Words

• finding
• encountering
• running against
• hitting (upon)
• happening (on or upon)
• coming across
• running into
• lighting (on or upon)
• running across
• tumbling (upon)
• bumping into
• stumbling (on or onto)
• pitching (upon)
• facing
• discovering
• confronting
• running upon
• chancing (upon)
• lucking (out, on, onto, or into)
• turning up
• striking

4

as in fulfilling

to do what is required by the terms of

a financially struggling city trying to meet its loans

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fulfilling
• keeping
• satisfying
• completing
• answering
• filling
• finalizing
• complying (with)
• making good
• finishing
• accomplishing
• achieving
• concluding
• redeeming
• executing
• abiding by
• making
• effecting
• carrying out
• bringing about
• consummating
• perfecting
• performing
• committing
• discharging
• bringing off
• following through (with)
• compassing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• violating
• breaking
• breaching
• ignoring
• transgressing
• forgetting
• neglecting
• disregarding
• overlooking
• defaulting (on)
• passing over
• slighting
• overpassing

5

as in facing

to enter into contest or conflict with

the up-and-coming boxer will meet the reigning champ for the first time tomorrow

Synonyms & Similar Words

• facing
• encountering
• engaging
• fighting
• battling
• taking on
• opposing
• emulating
• contending
• rivaling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• escaping
• evading
• retreating
• eluding

6

as in matching

to produce something equal to (as in quality or value)

I'll meet your bet, nay, I'll even raise it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• matching
• tying
• approaching
• surpassing
• touching
• beating
• equaling
• topping
• transcending
• bettering
• excelling
• eclipsing
• amounting (to)
• rivaling
• approximating
• outstripping
• paralleling
• outdoing
• overtopping
• outshining
• keeping up
• outdistancing
• measuring up (to)
• stacking up (against or with)

7

as in standing

to put up with (something painful or difficult)

trying to meet the challenge of going to college while working at a full-time job

Synonyms & Similar Words

• standing
• handling
• accepting
• tolerating
• taking
• enduring
• sustaining
• bearing
• supporting
• wearing
• absorbing
• living with
• sticking out
• swallowing
• going
• standing for
• hacking
• abiding
• biding
• stomaching
• lumping (it)
• countenancing
• pocketing
• sweating out
• brooking
• suffering
• permitting
• toughing it out
• allowing
• respecting
• reconciling (to)
• acquiescing
• submitting (to)
• yielding (to)
• agreeing (with or to)
• consenting (to)
• assenting (to)
• capitulating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dismissing
• refusing
• rejecting
• declining
• fighting
• opposing
• resisting
• turning down
• combating
• repudiating
• avoiding
• missing
• contesting
• escaping
• evading
• spurning
• dodging
• bypassing
• eluding
• circumventing
• refraining (from)
• abstaining (from)
• forbearing

8

as in paying

to give what is owed for

I paid a portion of the long-distance bill to keep my carrier from cutting off service until I can meet the remainder of the charges

Synonyms & Similar Words

• paying
• settling
• standing
• balancing
• discharging
• paying off
• liquidating
• clearing
• springing (for)
• footing
• quitting
• paying up
• recompensing
• ponying up
• anteing (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• repudiating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of meeting

Noun

Inspired by their daily meetings at the hotel, Ross went on to cofound a little magazine called The New Yorker. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Oct. 2026

In a moment of preparation meeting opportunity, Acosta said in a post on Instagram that she's cashed in on the attention thanks to her OnlyFans. — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Verb

Schumer has since emphasized that improving her health, rather than meeting outside expectations about her appearance, has been her priority. — Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026

The first day of early voting drew 50,409 voters in Tarrant County, drawing more people than the first day of early voting in Texas’ last midterm election, but not meeting the levels in 2024. — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2026

Phrases Containing meeting

• meeting of minds