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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Recent Examples of meetings Pay Attention supports meetings and conversations with real-time transcription and translation when enabled. —

Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Jan. 2026 Instead, Republican staffers sullenly reported to messaging meetings to talk about immigration. —

Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2026 Vrabel stands at the front of the room before Thursday team meetings and kicks off a quiz-like study hall of the team’s game plan for that week. —

Chad Graff, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026 The Gators faced a new challenge from the Bulldogs, losers of 12 of the past 13 meetings entering Tuesday. —

Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2026 The report said the association hosted 31 meetings and events with almost 800 attendees. —

Sydney Sasser, Arkansas Online, 7 Jan. 2026 Coming off back-to-back losses to the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Red Wings were determined to defeat their divisional rivals in the first of four meetings between the two clubs. —

CBS News, 6 Jan. 2026 As an architectural blacksmith, Guillory favored Japanese denim jeans—a balance of craftsmanship and professionalism—for client meetings squeezed between long days welding staircases and chandeliers. —

Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 11 Nov. 2025 In the early days of his Administration, his would-be appointments are stalled by political rivals, and his days are packed with unproductive meetings with members of the public. —

Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 11 Nov. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for meetings

Noun

That turn lane now is part of what the village calls the Sloan Triangle, an area that would become a large part of the plaza and used for gatherings.

— Chuck Fieldman, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
Here is a chronological look at those three gatherings, followed by a quick list of other places to hear jazz and jazz-adjacent music in the next couple of months.

— Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2026