Synonyms for convene
Most common
Definitions
- v. 1
To cause to assemble; to call together; to convoke; to summon.
Related words
- Word family
- convener convenience convenient convention conventional
Forms
- Past participle
- convened
e.g. convened → gathered, assembled, called, summoned…
Choose the right word
Convoke implies an organized body and a superior authority; assemble and convene express more independent action; Parliament is convoked; Congress assembles.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- gather You must gather your party before venturing forth.
- assemble They helped her assemble the furniture she bought.
- summon I will summon the neighbors for the celebration.
By length
- 4 letters
- call1, meet1, hold1
- 6 letters
- gather2, summon2, muster2
- 7 letters
- collect2, summons2, convoke2
- 8 letters
- assemble3
- 10 letters
- congregate3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (gather2 = 2 syllables).