Synonyms of seminar

seminar

noun

ˈse-mə-ˌnär 

as in symposium

a meeting featuring a group discussion

a seminar bringing together the world's leading epidemiologists

Synonyms & Similar Words

• symposium
• conference
• panel
• forum
• panel discussion
• roundtable
• colloquium
• colloquy
• council
• convention
• debate
• round-robin
• conclave
• caucus
• parley
• town meeting
• synod
• convocation
• assembly
• congregation
• congress
• deliberation
• brainstorming
• consistory
• chat room
• newsgroup

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of seminar

Back on the home front, Nora heads to a mental-health seminar headed up by her old boss, Ed George. — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026

The unrelated minor, the cross-listed seminar, the summer spent on a research project outside a student’s major often foster the very adaptability, range, and connective thinking that employers want. — Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

This week offers you a mini growth spurt or glow up of sorts, culminating in a Venus-Uranus trine on August 11 that may delight you with an unexpectedly good time in a foreign land or philosophy seminar. — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2026

Careers made and ruined, departments torn apart, writing programs turned into sensitivity seminars, political witch hunts, public opprobrium, ignorant media attacks, the whole ball of wax. — Emily Eakin, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026