Synonyms for convention
noun conferenceAntonyms for convention
behavior
- act
- action
- address
- air
- attitude
- bag
- bearing
- carriage
- code
- comportment
- conduct
- convention
- course
- dealings
- decency
- decorum
- deed
- delivery
- demeanor
- deportment
- ethics
- etiquette
- expression
- form
- front
- guise
- habits
- management
- mien
- mode
- morals
- nature
- observance
- performance
- practice
- presence
- propriety
- ritual
- role
- routine
- savoir-faire
- seemliness
- social graces
- speech
- style
- tact
- talk
- taste
- tenue
- tone
- way
- way of life
- ways
- what's done
behaviors
- act
- action
- address
- air
- attitude
- bag
- bearing
- carriage
- code
- comportment
- conduct
- convention
- course
- dealings
- decency
- decorum
- deed
- delivery
- demeanor
- deportment
- ethics
- etiquette
- expression
- form
- front
- guise
- habits
- management
- mien
- mode
- morals
- nature
- observance
- performance
- practice
- presence
- propriety
- ritual
- role
- routine
- savoir-faire
- seemliness
- social graces
- speech
- style
- tact
- talk
- taste
- tenue
- tone
- way
- way of life
- ways
- what's done
bond
bonds
caucus
Word Origin & History
early 15c., "agreement," from Middle French convention and directly from Latin conventionem (nominative conventio) "meeting, assembly, covenant," noun of action from past participle stem of convenire (see convene).
Example Sentences forconvention
In the twelfth month of 1792 a convention of reformers was held at Edinburgh.
We go into the convention, and the names of Halloway and McCune are placed before it.
He landed, fought, and won two battles, and signed the Convention of Cintra.
Gone is her love of adventure; gone is her defiance of convention; gone is—is her independence.
I fought it hard at first; with convention, with your idea of right and wrong.
They answered that they must await the decision of the Convention.
A convention additional to the general treaty of peace and amity.
A convention for the establishment of a Central American court of justice.
Was there a correctness in words, and were they given by nature or convention?
How could there be names for all the numbers unless you allow that convention is used?