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

Need another word that means the same as “symposium”? Find 15 synonyms for “symposium” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Symposium” are: meeting, sitting, assembly, conclave, plenary, lecture, speech, address, discourse, oration, presentation, report, sermon, disquisition, dissertation

Symposium as a Noun

Definitions of "Symposium" as a noun

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

• A collection of essays or papers on a particular subject by a number of contributors.
• A conference or meeting to discuss a particular subject.
• A drinking party or convivial discussion, especially as held in ancient Greece after a banquet (and notable as the title of a work by Plato).
• A meeting or conference for the public discussion of some topic especially one in which the participants form an audience and make presentations.

Synonyms of "Symposium" as a noun (15 Words)

address	Social skill. They exchanged addresses and agreed to keep in touch.
assembly	A group of machine parts that fit together to form a self-contained unit. The tail assembly of the aircraft.
conclave	The meeting place for a conclave.
discourse	A formal discussion of a topic in speech or writing. A discourse on critical theory.
disquisition	An elaborate analytical or explanatory essay or discussion. Nothing can kill a radio show quicker than a disquisition on intertextual analysis.
dissertation	A long essay on a particular subject, especially one written for a university degree or diploma. He had considered writing his doctoral dissertation on Kant.
lecture	Teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class. In each course there are supporting lectures and tutorials.
meeting	A small informal social gathering. He still remembers their meeting in Paris.
oration	The style or manner in which an oration is given. There is nothing quite like his messianic oration.
plenary	A meeting or session attended by all participants at a conference or assembly. Working parties would report back to the plenary with recommendations.
presentation	A visual representation of something. Depression frequently forms part of the clinical presentation of dementia.
report	The act of informing by verbal report. They heard a violent report followed by silence.
sermon	A talk on a religious or moral subject, especially one given during a church service and based on a passage from the Bible. I preached my first sermon on original sin.
sitting	A period of time during which a committee or parliament is engaged in its normal business. Twenty pieces of music is a bit much to take in at one sitting.
speech	The act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience. She wouldn t accept his correction of her speech.