convention

/kənvˈɛnʃən/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. a large formal assembly
   “political convention”
2. something regarded as a normative example
   “the convention of not naming the main character”
3. (diplomacy) an international agreement
4. orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional
5. the act of convening

Synonyms for convention

• normal
• pattern
• rule
• formula
• conventionality
• conventionalism
• convening

Words that rhyme with convention

• extension
• suspension
• attention
• dimension
• mention
• tension
• ascension
• intervention
• apprehension
• declension
• condescension
• contention
• invention
• pretension
• retention
• comprehension
• detention
• dissension
• pension
• gentian
• hypertension
• hypotension
• misapprehension
• nonintervention
• prevention
• henschen
• laurentian
• reinvention