social gathering
Friends meeting up
A social gathering is an event where people come together for interaction and companionship rather than for work or formal purposes.
The term covers everything from casual get-togethers to organized parties: The conference ended with a social gathering at the hotel bar.
It often appears in contexts distinguishing socializing from other activities: No social gatherings during work hours.
Gathering for celebration
- fiestaFestive public celebration
- galaFestive formal occasion
- weddingMarriage rite and feast
- receptionAct of receiving guests
anniversary · birthday · reunion · banquet · ball · fete · jubilee · quinceañera
Mutual goodwill among companions
- camaraderieGoodwill among companions
- solidarityUnity among allies
- togethernessState of close connection
- kinshipState of being related
belonging · inclusivity · cohesion · congregation · commune · collective · potluck · block party
Traveling amusement attraction
- festivalOrganized public celebration
- fairImpartial and unbiased
- jamboreeLarge festive gathering
- revelryNoisy, lively celebration
merrymaking · parade · masquerade · costume party · barbecue · picnic · cookout · bonfire
Festive formal occasion
- banquetFormal celebratory meal
- receptionAct of receiving guests
- ballSpherical plaything or gala
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
dinner party · black-tie · cocktail party · fundraiser · benefit · luncheon · symposium · summit
Casual social interaction
- schmoozingCasual strategic socializing
- icebreakerTension-easing social activity
- mixerCombines ingredients or people
- meetupInformal planned gathering
reception · cocktail hour · handshake · introductions · contacts · connections · rapport · acquaintances
party
Gathering for celebration
reception · anniversary · birthday · reunion · banquet · ball · fete · jubilee · quinceañera · bar mitzvah
fellowship
Mutual goodwill among companions
- camaraderieGoodwill among companions
- solidarityUnity among allies
- togethernessState of close connection
kinship · belonging · inclusivity · cohesion · congregation · commune · collective · potluck · block party · town hall
carnival
Traveling amusement attraction
revelry · merrymaking · parade · masquerade · costume party · barbecue · picnic · cookout · bonfire · tailgate
gala
Festive formal occasion
ceremony · dinner party · black-tie · cocktail party · fundraiser · benefit · luncheon · symposium · summit · convention
mingling
Casual social interaction
- schmoozingCasual strategic socializing
- icebreakerTension-easing social activity
- mixerCombines ingredients or people
meetup · reception · cocktail hour · handshake · introductions · contacts · connections · rapport · acquaintances · small talk
- hookahshookah, waterpipe, narghile, hubble-bubble, bowl
- conversation piecesgroup portrait, family portrait, domestic scene, tea party, drawing room
- gymnasticsgymnastics, balance beam, floor exercise, handstand, parallel bars
- encountersencounter, meeting, chance encounter, run-in, close encounter
- meetingsmeeting, AGM, meet, attendee, meetings
- Roman bathsRoman baths, public baths, thermal baths, natatio, hypocaust
social gatheringsolitude
State of being alone
isolation · alone time · seclusion · hermitage · retreat
social gatheringdispersal
Spreading in many directions
scattering · disbandment · separation · breakup · exodus
social gatheringwithdrawal
Act of taking away
retreat · reclusion · antisocial behavior · self-isolation · cocooning
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