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 Last month, citing anonymous sources, Reuters reported that Solidigm was holding pitch meetings with investment banks for an IPO that could value the company at up to $150 billion. — Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2026 The Lakers' healthy second-half lead dwindled to six points down the stretch, but Reaves and Kessler made big players to seal the Lakers' ninth win in the last 13 meetings with their crosstown rivals. — ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026 In practice, that means juniors sitting in on meetings to watch colleagues interrogate the numbers, being present when real decisions get made, and gaining experience in different departments. — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026 The SpaceX plan The biggest ask SpaceX engineers had in meetings with NASA in early 2026 was removing the requirement to dock with Orion in a near-rectilinear halo orbit around the Moon. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2026 The participating projects also held more than 140 one-on-one meetings with companies, institutions and international festivals. — Essie Assibu, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026 In the meantime, the district will hold a series of community meetings to discuss the responsible use of AI in schools. — Ashley Paul, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 Documents detailing meetings in April and August between the government, the WHO and other health partners, reviewed by Reuters and not previously reported, show how efforts to act fast may have led to shortcomings. — Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026 Federal prosecutors allege an OpenAI engineer used AI chatbots to help build and conceal a recording device in a San Francisco conference room used for executive and government meetings. — Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for meetings

Noun

Plan low-key gatherings like a cozy dinner or weekend hike to stay socially connected, and try mindfulness practices such as meditation or deep breathing.

— Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Central Florida has been overtaken by frightening fiends and ghoulish gatherings on front lawns of suburban homes as Halloween fast approaches.

— Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of gatherings

Noun

The Cougars were in the Pac-12 for all of those games, while Boise State bounced through a few different conferences.

— Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 23 Oct. 2026
Everyone else, even fellow Power 4 conferences in the ACC and Big 12, are essentially just along for the ride.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of conferences

Noun

Next came Chicago about a month later, and the internal-combustion convergences take place again on September 19 in New Jersey.

— Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of convergences

Noun

For the past 15 years, Ishmael Butler and his cast of collaborators have drifted further and further into the outer reaches, deconstructing and reassembling hip-hop, jazz, and kosmische conventions into sprawling, proggy rhapsodies.

— Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026
To keep the inventory fresh, Sean travels to industry conventions, including the Halloween & Party Expo, to see what’s new and decide what to bring back to Charlotte.

— Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of conventions

Noun

Creality's approach is rather different, swapping smaller nozzle assemblies instead of complete print heads, and potentially bringing the benefits of multi-nozzle printing to a more affordable machine.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026
The assemblies also feature NFC identification, and the printer detects whether the platform is correctly installed or missing, providing another useful check before printing.

— Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of assemblies

Noun

The three colors are mixed in different combinations and ratios, producing 16 different shades.

— Devika Rao, TheWeek, 19 Oct. 2026
New patterns, colors and fabric combinations give brands room to reinterpret the jacket without touching its recognizable shape.

— Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of combinations

Noun

Mana creates value for a future developer by putting together large assemblages and leaving them largely undeveloped, Karp said.

— Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026
Beginning in 1989, oil and acrylic paints gave way to olive oil, henna, tea, spices, and coffee, while animal glue, mud, and leather also shaped the group’s posters, paintings, and mixed-media assemblages.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of assemblages

Noun

Insurance broker Rash believes this rating overhaul is accelerating plan consolidations across Florida.

— Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2026
Address chronic absenteeism and declining enrollment by strengthening neighborhood schools, strategic consolidations with community input and adequate resources.

— Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026