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 The city will soon be holding advisory meetings to develop the list of events and festivals that will occur in the next 12 months. — John Ramos, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026 Josh Derry had eight catches for 143 yards and a TD for the Knights, who won for the first time in three meetings against KU. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 8 Nov. 2026 Alabama has dominated this series, winning 15 of 23 meetings since 2004, including 20-9 last season. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026 These regular party meetings matter a huge amount to a leader like Xi, said James Palmer in Foreign Policy (Washington DC), because his power is almost entirely rooted in the CCP’s formal structures. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 7 Nov. 2026 San Diego is unbeaten in three all-time meetings (2-0-1), with three shutouts, including a 1-0 victory in March. — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026 Newport Harbor beat El Modena for the first time in four meetings between the storied programs. — Dan Albano, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2026 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for meetings

Noun

The company also offers turkey breasts for smaller gatherings.

— Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Food and drink The in-house restaurant, Brasserie, works for relaxed solo dining or large celebratory family gatherings.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of gatherings

Noun

This latest committee emphasized schedule strength, which didn’t sit well with proponents of conferences outside the SEC.

— Mike Griffith, AJC.com, 5 Nov. 2026
For months, Riyadh maintained a veneer of business as usual despite the war, but this has become harder to sustain with the city postponing events, from tennis tournaments to conferences, and now doing a U-turn on schools.

— Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 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

Unlike consumer-facing creator conventions, Paris Creator Week is positioning itself as a B2B gathering where creators, media execs, platforms, brands, agencies and investors can explore partnerships and new business models.

— Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 4 Nov. 2026
Lloyd and Fox have reunited at many fan conventions in the years since.

— Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of conventions

Noun

The growing experience of assemblies proves that people of widely disparate ideologies and diverse demographic backgrounds can come together and deliberate on issues of public policy.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
Its edge states also demonstrate that organic molecular assemblies can support topological behavior, an area of research dominated by inorganic materials.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of assemblies

Noun

Furthermore, eml and 1 are not the only combinations of function and number from which elementary operations can be derived.

— Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 3 Nov. 2026
The three configurations allow naval forces to select different combinations of surveillance and combat equipment without requiring a completely different vessel for each mission.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of combinations

Noun

Archaeologists have discovered one of the largest assemblages of Ice Age rock art ever recorded in the Iberian Mediterranean, shedding new light on population sizes and regional artistic expression during the Paleolithic.

— Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 5 Nov. 2026
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

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