CONVENTION: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for CONVENTION?

Need another word that means the same as “convention”? Find 41 synonyms and 30 related words for “convention” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Convention” are: conventionalism, conventionality, formula, normal, pattern, rule, convening, custom, practice, habit, tradition, routine, rite, ritual, observance, ordinance, ceremony, ceremonial, usage, way, norm, agreement, accord, protocol, compact, pact, conference, meeting, congress, assembly, gathering, summit, council of delegates, council of representatives, symposium, forum, convocation, synod, conclave, diet, chapter

Convention as a Noun

Definitions of "Convention" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “convention” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A large meeting or conference, especially of members of a political party or a particular profession or group.
• An international agreement.
• A way in which something is usually done.
• (diplomacy) an international agreement.
• Behaviour that is considered acceptable or polite to most members of a society.
• The act of convening.
• Something regarded as a normative example.
• A bid or system of bidding by which the bidder tries to convey specific information about the hand to their partner, as opposed to seeking to win the auction.
• A large formal assembly.
• An agreement between states covering particular matters, especially one less formal than a treaty.
• A meeting of Parliament without a summons from the sovereign.
• An assembly of the delegates of a political party to select candidates for office.
• Orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional.
• A body set up by agreement to deal with a particular issue.

Synonyms of "Convention" as a noun (41 Words)

accord	Sympathetic compatibility. We are in accord with your proposal.
agreement	The condition of having the same number, gender, case, and/or person as another word. The two parties were in agreement.
assembly	The conversion of instructions in low-level code to machine code. An assembly of dockers and labourers.
ceremonial	A rite or ceremony. The procedure was conducted with all due ceremonial.
ceremony	Any activity that is performed in an especially solemn elaborate or formal way. The ceremony of smelling the cork and tasting the wine.
chapter	A series or sequence. He read a chapter every night before falling asleep.
compact	A mass of powdered metal compacted together in preparation for sintering. A wide selection of films is available for your 35 mm compact.
conclave	The meeting place for a conclave.
conference	A discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic. A conference call.
congress	The action of coming together. An international congress of mathematicians.
convening	The act of convening.
conventionalism	Orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional.
conventionality	Conformity with conventional thought and behavior.
convocation	(in the Church of England) a representative assembly of clergy of the province of Canterbury or York. The arguments delayed the convocation of the first congress planned for February 1992.
council of delegates	A meeting of people for consultation.
council of representatives	A meeting of people for consultation.
custom	Regular dealings with a shop or business by customers. Custom demanded that a person should have gifts for the child.
diet	The usual food and drink consumed by an organism (person or animal. A vegetarian diet.
formula	A formulation. The formula for the capacitance of a spherical capacitor.
forum	A website or web page where users can post comments about a particular issue or topic and reply to other users’ postings. We hope these pages act as a forum for debate.
gathering	The act of gathering something. A family gathering.
habit	An established custom. Good eating habits.
meeting	A formally arranged gathering. He intrigued her on their first meeting.
norm	The product of a complex number and its conjugate, equal to the sum of the squares of its real and imaginary components, or the positive square root of this sum. Strikes were the norm.
normal	The usual, typical, or expected state or condition. The view is along the normal to the surface.
observance	The practice of observing the requirements of law, morality, or ritual. The decline in religious observance.
ordinance	An authoritative order. They issued an ordinance limiting the length of nets.
pact	A written agreement between two states or sovereigns. The country negotiated a trade pact with the US.
pattern	Something regarded as a normative example. To make a split mould a wooden pattern has to be made first.
practice	A period of time spent practising an activity or skill. Practice makes perfect.
protocol	Code of correct conduct. A study protocol approved by the ethics committee of the hospital.
rite	A religious or other solemn ceremony or act. The rite of communion.
ritual	A prescribed order for performing a ritual ceremony especially one characteristic of a particular religion or Church. The role of ritual in religion.
routine	A short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program. He was trying to persuade her to have a tap routine in the play.
rule	A strip of wood or other rigid material used for measuring length or marking straight lines a ruler. The rules of grammar.
summit	A meeting between heads of government. The dramas are considered to form one of the summits of world literature.
symposium	A conference or meeting to discuss a particular subject.
synod	A Presbyterian ecclesiastical court above the presbyteries and subject to the General Assembly. The deanery synod.
tradition	(in Judaism) an ordinance of the oral law not in the Torah but held to have been given by God to Moses. Visionary works in the tradition of William Blake.
usage	Accepted or habitual practice. The usage of equipment.
way	A general category of things used in the expression in the way of. They still had a long way ahead of them.

Usage Examples of "Convention" as a noun

• The party held its biennial convention.
• The convention of not naming the main character.
• To attract the best patrons the movie houses had to ape the conventions and the standards of theatres.
• The law is felt to express social conventions.
• Political convention.
• The convention is a UN body responsible for the regulation of sea dumping.
• He was an upholder of convention and correct form.
• The convention, signed by the six states bordering on the Black Sea, aims to prevent further pollution.

Associations of "Convention" (30 Words)

aboriginal	An aboriginal inhabitant of a place. The aboriginal peoples of Australia.
basketry	Baskets collectively.
confucian	Relating to or characteristic of Confucianism.
confucianism	The teachings of Confucius emphasizing love for humanity; high value given to learning and to devotion to family (including ancestors); peace; justice; influenced the traditional culture of China.
conservatism	Commitment to traditional values and ideas with opposition to change or innovation. A party that espoused conservatism.
conservative	Avoiding excess. Police placed the value of the haul at a conservative 500 000.
conventional	Unimaginative and conformist. You re a bit too well brought up a bit too conventional.
cultural	Of or relating to the arts and manners that a group favors. A cultural festival.
culture	A preparation of cells obtained by culture. The emerging drug culture.
custom	Made or done to order custom made. If you keep me waiting I will take my custom elsewhere.
customary	In accordance with convention or custom. Took his customary morning walk.
diehard	A person who strongly opposes change or who continues to support something in spite of opposition. My stepfather was a diehard Republican.
europe	The 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use `Europe’ to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles.
feudalism	The social system that developed in Europe in the 8th century; vassals were protected by lords who they had to serve in war.
folklore	The unwritten lore (stories and proverbs and riddles and songs) of a culture. Hollywood folklore.
hyperborean	One of a people that the ancient Greeks believed lived in a warm and sunny land north of the source of the north wind.
immemorial	Long past; beyond the limits of memory or tradition or recorded history. Time immemorial.
mores	The essential or characteristic customs and conventions of a society or community. An offence against social mores.
morris	Leader of the American Revolution who signed the Declaration of Independence and raised money for the Continental Army (1734-1806.
orthodox	Of or pertaining to or characteristic of Judaism. An orthodox view of the world.
orthodoxy	The quality of conforming to orthodox theories, doctrines, or practices. Monetarist orthodoxy.
outdated	Out of date; obsolete. Outdated equipment.
primeval	Of the earliest time in history. Mile after mile of primeval forest.
regulation	Prescribed by or according to regulation. Regulation army equipment.
renaissance	The period of European history at the close of the Middle Ages and the rise of the modern world; a cultural rebirth from the 14th through the middle of the 17th centuries.
stodgy	Dull and uninspired; lacking originality or excitement. A stodgy pudding served up when everyone was already full.
stuffy	(of a person) not receptive to new or unusual ideas; conventional and narrow-minded. He was steady and rather stuffy.
tradition	The transmission of customs or beliefs from generation to generation, or the fact of being passed on in this way. Japan s unique cultural traditions.
traditional	(of a person or group) adhering to tradition, or to a particular tradition. Traditional Elgarians.
tuscan	A dialect of Italian spoken in Tuscany (especially Florence.