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 Here’s a closer look at the remaining meetings between division contenders. — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026 Every single practice, right after the position meetings, Coach Reid and his staff come back. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2026 After flooding the courtyard, crushing vehicles and destroying part of one of the surrounding buildings, the liquid flowed into the buildings’ lower floors, where workers were holding morning meetings. — ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026 Gray is central to the investment calls Blackstone makes, and spends his weekends reading memos on potential deals in preparation for his weekly investment committee meetings. — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 28 Aug. 2026 Local residents helped set up informal community meetings to discuss the data center at the public library, and opposition kept building. — Dan Kaufman, New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2026 In Norway, the official duties of the sovereign are primarily ceremonial, but the monarch heads Council of State meetings on Fridays and formally opens the new session of the Norwegian Parliament each year. — James Frater, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026 Jackson had a prime seat at Davis’ A&R meetings, which were notoriously chilly, loud, and, yes, long. — Shirley Halperin, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2026 This saved hundreds of thousands of hours and made employees permanently warier of adding meetings back onto their calendars. — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for meetings

Noun

Efforts to bring the outbreak under control — from limited public gatherings to social distancing and airport closures — have disrupted life in the six affected provinces, particularly Ituri, which has been ravaged by rebel violence.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
The problem is that W tends to put a significant damper on gatherings.

— R. Eric Thomas, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of gatherings

Noun

The order said nothing of the other Power Four conferences, all of which have passed similar rules that went beyond the NFL to include basketball as well.

— Eddie Pells, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
In his four years, UCF played in three different conferences.

— Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 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

Rahma has even seen plenty of exceptions to the conventions around how frequently a YouTube channel has to publish a video or how long a clip needs to be to find an audience.

— Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 26 Aug. 2026
The first night of the conventions will feature 53 items/speakers; the second night will feature 59 items/speakers, according to the RNC.

— S.E. Jenkins, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of conventions

Noun

In the library/innovation center, the furniture like whiteboard tables, benches, booths, ottomans and shelves are on wheels, easily moved to change the layout and open up the space for events, assemblies or performances.

— Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
Over the following weeks La Coordinadora organized neighborhood meetings, public assemblies, and demonstrations throughout Cochabamba and the surrounding valley.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of assemblies

Noun

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
Often these assemblages of items are tied together in a bundle or bag and may be referred to as hands, mojos, or gris-gris.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of assemblages

Noun

Both the current Superintendent Jose Dotres and the board’s pick to replace him, Rafael Villalobos, have signaled that a higher number of closures and consolidations are coming.

— Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026
The reports have raised concerns among parents regarding potential school closures or consolidations.

— Manuel Bojorquez, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026