congregating
Flocking in groups
Congregating is gathering together in a group, usually in a shared location.
People congregate in public spaces, animals congregate at watering holes, protesters congregate outside buildings.
The word suggests assembling by choice rather than compulsion: No Loitering signs discourage people from congregating.
It implies a collective presence without necessarily organized activity.
Bring or come together
- conveneFormally gather together
- assembleJoin parts together
- rallyGathering for a cause
- convergeMeet at a point
amass · mobilize · marshal · muster · collect · cluster · coalesce · consolidate
Collection of people meeting
- meetupInformal planned gathering
- reunionGathering after separation
- get-togetherCasual social gathering
- mixerCombines ingredients or people
mingle · soiree · potluck · reception · banquet · gala · jamboree · function
Animals gathered together
- herdGrazing animals together
- swarmMass of moving insects
- packGroup or compress
- schoolPlace of instruction
colony · pride · gaggle · murder · pod · troop · migration · roosting
Religious reverence and praise
- massQuantity of matter
- serviceAid or maintenance
- prayerAddress to deity
- communionProfound shared closeness
fellowship · sanctuary · temple · mosque · synagogue · church · pilgrimage · liturgy
Jointly organized group
- clanRelated group sharing ancestry
- tribeSocial group sharing ancestry
- societyOrganized communal human existence
- associationGroup with shared aim
club · fraternity · brotherhood · sorority · union · coalition · alliance · federation
gather
Bring or come together
converge · amass · mobilize · marshal · muster · collect · cluster · coalesce · consolidate · unite
gathering
Collection of people meeting
- meetupInformal planned gathering
- reunionGathering after separation
- get-togetherCasual social gathering
mixer · mingle · soiree · potluck · reception · banquet · gala · jamboree · function · affair
flock
Animals gathered together
school · colony · pride · gaggle · murder · pod · troop · migration · roosting · nesting
worship
Religious reverence and praise
communion · fellowship · sanctuary · temple · mosque · synagogue · church · pilgrimage · liturgy · ceremony
collective
Jointly organized group
- clanRelated group sharing ancestry
- tribeSocial group sharing ancestry
- societyOrganized communal human existence
association · club · fraternity · brotherhood · sorority · union · coalition · alliance · federation · consortium
- crowdingcrowding, gathering, clustering, bunching, grouping
- teamworkteamwork, co-op mode, collaborate, team games, assists
congregatingdispersing
Spreading widely apart
scattering · disbanding · separating · parting · dissipating
- preached to the congregationDelivered religious message publicly
- religious congregationsOrganized bodies of worshippers
- church congregation
- congregational prayerGroup supplication in unison
- congregational singingCollective vocal worship