conferences

NOUN

convention, colloquium

Synonyms

STRONGEST

consultation discussion forum interview meeting seminar symposium talk

STRONG

appointment argument chat colloquy confabulation congress conversation convocation deliberation gabfest groupthink huddle interchange palaver parley ventilation

WEAK

conferring round robin round table think-in

Antonyms

STRONGEST

silence

STRONG

quiet

NOUN

league of athletic teams

Synonyms

STRONGEST

association league organization

STRONG

circuit loop ring

WEAK

athletic union

Example Sentences

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He may hold fewer press conferences than the eight annual sessions Powell held as chair.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

Executives from JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup and other big banks descended on Miami Beach, Fla., this week, where 15,000 people gathered for one of the crypto industry’s biggest conferences.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

She had just graduated college, and was going to all of these conferences, and I followed her to see where that journey would take her.

From Slate • May 7, 2026

American officials held news conferences knowing that Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein was watching them on CNN.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Monday is a half-day because of parent-teacher conferences.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan