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
Example sentences :
  • “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

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