MEETINGS Synonyms: 79 Similar and Opposite Words

meetings

noun

plural of meeting

as in gatherings

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

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as in conferences

a body of people come together in one place a meeting marked by no consensus of what needs to be done

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as in confluences

the coming together of two or more things to the same point a meeting of two railroad lines

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divergences

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Recent Examples of meetings Newcastle feared an even more punitive settlement and spent months in dialogue and face-to-face meetings with UEFA officials to try to reduce the severity of the punishments. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 18 July 2026 Bouanga has scored 11 goals in 10 career matches against the Galaxy across all competitions and has scored in the last seven meetings, the longest such streak in the rivalry’s history. — ABC News, 18 July 2026 When the Miami Herald asked FWC why the agency was using DAVID to check the activists’ records, a spokesperson responded with an email saying it was done to protect participants at commission meetings and staff at FWC offices. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026 Then came the development meetings, and more development meetings, and the waiting, waiting, waiting. — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 18 July 2026 The dispute led to months of lengthy meetings, a protest resignation, critical public letters from the districts against the village, and even the weighing in of state legislators. — Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026 Decisions will be fast-paced, with only four meetings scheduled so far spanning the next two weeks. — Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2026 Hamid Khan, an organizer with the privacy advocacy group Stop LAPD Spying, said that his organization has been showing up at police commission meetings to complain about Flock since early 2025. — Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026 The agreement initially included development of three master plan alternatives, one final concept, and meetings with staff, the city’s Shores Park Master Plan Ad-hoc Advisory Committee and the City Council. — Luke Harold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for meetings

Noun

There is an exemption to the gift rules that allows free entry to gatherings that are widely attended and paid for by third parties, but only if certain conditions are met.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026
Use music intentionally for transitions, gatherings and shared rituals.

— Bija Bennett, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of gatherings

Noun

The conferences are managed by a team whose plan was to hold the conference in the same place two years in a row.

— Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 17 July 2026
Kappel said the hall will be open to organizations in the community and the public for planning events, including musical programs, conferences, films, and lectures, as well as to business leaders who may want to host corporate events there.

— Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 10 July 2026

Definition of conferences

Noun

The carbon released by tectonic rifts may have had a larger role in driving major climate transitions than that released by tectonic convergences.

— Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Although Turning Point’s show was intended to offer a radical contrast, the many thematic convergences only strengthened that argument.

— David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026

Definition of convergences

Noun

In oral testimony, DTIC representatives supported by the country’s labor department and trade administration emphasized that South Africa has ratified International Labour Organization fundamental conventions that bar forced labor in supply chains.

— Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 14 July 2026
Yet, its caucuses play an outsize role in filling leadership positions, forming policy platforms, and resolving debates at its national conventions.

— Max Grinstein, The Washington Examiner, 13 July 2026

Definition of conventions

Noun

For decades, we’ve been surrounded by products made from plastic, polyester and increasingly complex multi-material assemblies.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 10 July 2026
This approach is used to produce everything from the 21C’s suspension components to its gearbox case, as well as multi-piece assemblies bonded together using proprietary adhesives.

— Bradley Iger, ArsTechnica, 6 July 2026

Definition of assemblies

Noun

Bobby and Barry Bonds are considered one of the greatest father-son combinations in baseball history.

— CBS News, CBS News, 13 July 2026
Some nutrients help your body absorb others more efficiently, while certain cooking methods and ingredient combinations unlock compounds that are otherwise difficult to use.

— Lynn Andriani, Martha Stewart, 13 July 2026

Definition of combinations

Noun

There are sketchbooks still to fill, assemblages missing one last red bottle, and a studio full of objects that have yet to be turned from one thing into another.

— Tara Anne Dalbow, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
Who could forget the countless iterations of her squad, after all, the varied assemblages of laughing friends, mostly women, featuring in Swift’s Fourth of July carousels and birthday tributes and more through the years?

— Kase Wickman, Vanity Fair, 25 June 2026

Definition of assemblages

Noun

The Chicago market has seen dozens of closings and consolidations in recent years, including Metropolitan Brewing, one of the city’s oldest craft breweries, which filed for bankruptcy and closed in 2023.

— Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026
The district launched a webpage detailing current school boundaries and consolidations.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026