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Antonyms for conference
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : kon-fer-uhns, -fruhns |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɒn fər əns, -frəns |
Definition of conference
Origin :- 1550s, "act of conferring," from Middle French conférence (15c.), from Medieval Latin conferentia, from Latin conferens, present participle of conferre (see confer). Meaning "formal meeting for consultation" is from 1580s.
- noun convention, colloquium
- noun league of athletic teams
- “What we want is to administer a tonic to the Conference in Milan,” he said airily.
- Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
- Long was the conference, and sleepless the couch, of Mr. and Mrs. Morton.
- Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- He had just left a conference of high officers, and he came upon a mission.
- Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
- He managed the conference with his usual consummate dexterity.
- Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- She stopped in the roadway, as if to put an end to the conference.
- Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
- Here our conference ended, for it was now high time to prepare for church.
- Extract from : « The Tenant of Wildfell Hall » by Anne Bronte
- I desire my friend Slyme to be present at the remainder of this conference.'
- Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens
- Mr. Lorry readily engaged for that, and the conference was ended.
- Extract from : « A Tale of Two Cities » by Charles Dickens
- I should be very sorry if he thought that I talked to anyone else of my conference with him.'
- Extract from : « A Woman Intervenes » by Robert Barr
- To this they appeared oblivious, being intent upon their conference.
- Extract from : « Ruggles of Red Gap » by Harry Leon Wilson
Synonyms for conference
- appointment
- argument
- association
- athletic union
- chat
- circuit
- colloquy
- confabulation
- conferring
- congress
- consultation
- conversation
- convocation
- deliberation
- discussion
- forum
- gabfest
- groupthink
- huddle
- interchange
- interview
- league
- loop
- meeting
- organization
- palaver
- parley
- powwow
- ring
- round robin
- round table
- seminar
- symposium
- talk
- think-in
- ventilation
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