MEETING Synonyms
There are 32 hypernyms of the word meeting. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for MEETING
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encounter | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a minor short-term fight • a casual or unexpected convergence • a casual meeting with a person or thing • a hostile disagreement face-to-face verb • come together • come upon, as if by accident; meet with • be beset by • experience as a reaction • contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle | ||||||||
assembly | nounn | |||||||
noun • a group of machine parts that fit together to form a self-contained unit • the act of constructing something (as a piece of machinery) • a public facility to meet for open discussion • a group of persons who are gathered together for a common purpose • a unit consisting of components that have been fitted together • the social act of assembling | ||||||||
gathering | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a group of persons together in one place • the social act of assembling • the act of gathering something • sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching | ||||||||
conclave | nounn | |||||||
noun • a confidential or secret meeting | ||||||||
conference | nounn | |||||||
noun • a prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion (especially one with a formal agenda) • an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members • a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic | ||||||||
congress | nounn | |||||||
noun • a meeting of elected or appointed representatives • the legislature of the United States government • a national legislative assembly • the social act of assembling for some common purpose | ||||||||
consultation | nounn | |||||||
noun • a conference (usually with someone important) • a conference between two or more people to consider a particular question • the act of referring or consulting | ||||||||
convention | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a large formal assembly • something regarded as a normative example • (diplomacy) an international agreement • orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional • the act of convening | ||||||||
council | nounn | |||||||
noun • a body serving in an administrative capacity • (Christianity) an assembly of theologians and bishops and other representatives of different churches or dioceses that is convened to regulate matters of discipline or doctrine • a meeting of people for consultation | ||||||||
forum | nounn | |||||||
noun • a public meeting or assembly for open discussion • a public facility to meet for open discussion | ||||||||
rendezvous | nounn | |||||||
noun • a meeting planned at a certain time and place • a place where people meet • a date; usually with a member of the opposite sex verb • meet at a rendezvous | ||||||||
session | nounn | |||||||
noun • a meeting for execution of a group's functions • the time during which a school holds classes • a meeting devoted to a particular activity • a meeting of spiritualists | ||||||||
summit | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development • the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill) • a meeting of heads of governments verb • reach the summit (of a mountain) | ||||||||
symposium | nounn | |||||||
noun • a meeting or conference for the public discussion of some topic especially one in which the participants form an audience and make presentations | ||||||||
adjoin | verbv | |||||||
verb • lie adjacent to another or share a boundary • be in direct physical contact with; make contact • attach or add | ||||||||
assemble | verbv | |||||||
verb • create by putting components or members together • collect in one place • get people together | ||||||||
contact | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • close interaction • the act of touching physically • the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity • the physical coming together of two or more things • a person who is in a position to give you special assistance • a channel for communication between groups • (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact • a communicative interaction • a thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication verb • be in or establish communication with • be in direct physical contact with; make contact | ||||||||
converge | verbv | |||||||
verb • be adjacent or come together • approach a limit as the number of terms increases without limit • move or draw together at a certain location • come together so as to form a single product | ||||||||
convocation | nounn | |||||||
noun • a group gathered in response to a summons • the act of convoking | ||||||||
fill | verbv | |||||||
noun • a quantity sufficient to satisfy • any material that fills a space or container verb • make full, also in a metaphorical sense • become full • occupy the whole of • assume, as of positions or roles • fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condition or restriction • appoint someone to (a position or a job) • eat until one is sated • fill to satisfaction • plug with a substance | ||||||||