Synonyms and Antonyms of conference
1
a body of people come together in one place
- the conference voted to conclude that day's meeting and to resume discussions the next morning
company, consort, coterie, gang, pack
caucus, forum, market, panel, rally, symposium, synod
audience, gallery, grandstand, house
crowd, flock, horde, legion, multitude, press, swarm, throng
crush, mob, rabble, rabblement
2
a meeting featuring a group discussion
- a conference on the need for international cooperation in combating emerging viruses
colloquy, council, forum, panel, panel discussion, parley, powwow, round-robin, roundtable, seminar, symposium
colloquium
caucus, town meeting
assembly, conclave, congregation, congress, consistory, convention, convocation, synod
debate, deliberation
brainstorming
chat room, newsgroup
3
an exchange of views for the purpose of exploring a subject or deciding an issue
- a parent-teacher conference to discuss a student having trouble in school
argument, argumentation, argy-bargy [chiefly British], back-and-forth, colloquy, confab, confabulation, consult, consultation, council, counsel, debate, deliberation, dialogue (also dialog), discussion, give-and-take, palaver, parley, talk
bull session, chat room, forum, meeting, powwow, roundtable, seminar, skull session (also skull practice), symposium, talkathon
chat, conversation, rap, words
discourse, disquisition
bargaining, consultancy, negotiation, pourparler
