Synonyms of shindigs

shindigs

noun

plural of shindig

as in events

a social gathering

we're hosting a little shindig this weekend for some friends

Synonyms & Similar Words

• events
• parties
• bashes
• celebrations
• receptions
• fetes
• get-togethers
• galas
• blowouts
• dances
• affairs
• functions
• binges
• blasts
• balls
• fund-raisers
• dos
• occasions
• benefits
• proms
• suppers
• soirees
• formals
• orgies
• socials
• bacchanals
• symposia
• clambakes
• bacchanalia
• masquerades
• keggers
• showers
• mixers
• teas
• housewarmings
• stags
• salons
• bakes
• klatches
• tea parties
• cocktail parties
• house parties
• icebreakers
• hen parties
• saturnalias
• meet and greets
• kaffeeklatsches

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of shindigs

But that’s downright quaint compared to the opulent shindigs and fabled debauchery of the home’s previous owner. — Rosemary Counter, Vanity Fair, 8 June 2026

Curators, art lovers and fellow artists are coming by for studio visits and show openings, which have gained a reputation as real shindigs. — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2026

The Armada Club is aiming for those shindigs to include dinners, business lunches, meetings, and more when they’re docked in port or at anchor on the seas. — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 17 Mar. 2026

Apparently these White House shindigs are fluid. — Kevin Sherrington feb. 27, Dallas Morning News, 27 Feb. 2026

Modern day parties have nothing on the classic shindigs starring finger foods that were hard to resist. — Mary Alice Russell, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2025

Then there were those epic Pac-12 shindigs, when Harbaugh was trying to resurrect the Stanford program and Carroll was pulling the levels during one of USC’s glory eras, with the advantage going to Harbaugh, 2-1. — Jay Paris, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025

Hollywood's biggest party of the year — often the most hilariously unhinged of the annual awards shindigs — is already somehow upon us this Sunday. — Lauren Huff, EW.com, 3 Jan. 2025

There’s also the New York Film Critics and National Board of Review shindigs on the other coast, plus nominations announcements from SAG (same day Oscar voting starts on the eighth) and the Producers and Directors guilds, among others. — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 3 Jan. 2025