RENDEZVOUS Synonyms: 79 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈrän-di-ˌvü

Definition of rendezvous

as in haunt

a place for spending time or for socializing the arcade was the rendezvous of choice for most of the teenagers in town

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Relevance

as in appointment

an agreement to be present at a specified time and place I have a rendezvous with him at lunchtime

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rendezvous

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verb

ˈrän-di-ˌvü

as in to meet

to come together into one body or place we'll rendezvous at the entrance to the park at 6:00 p.m.

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Noun

After a nine-minute ascent—which was filmed on board for TBS to broadcast—and a two-day rendezvous, the three crew members arrived at the Mir space station. — Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2026 After the Opry rendezvous, Miller and Mascis headed over to Nashville hot spot the Vinyl Tap for an unplanned Neil Young tribute on the bar-slash-record shop’s small stage. — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 24 Aug. 2026

Verb

During a test flight in low Earth orbit next year — Artemis III — NASA plans to launch four astronauts in an Orion capsule who will attempt to rendezvous and dock with prototype landers launched separately by SpaceX and Blue Origin. — William Harwood, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026 According to Treasury, fishing vessels secretly rendezvoused at sea with smaller go-fast boats carrying cocaine north through the eastern Pacific. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rendezvous

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rendezvous

Noun

Thoughtful extras include a handy waterproof bag for wet swimwear and the gift of a black handbook with the owner’s favorite island haunts.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Childhood memories, neighborhood haunts and her Thai and Filipino family have inspired her recent creations.

— Leigh-Ann Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of haunt

Noun

Van Hoorebeeck, who was 37 years old at the time of her appointment, had spent five years as creative and brand director for the Danish brand &Tradition based in Copenhagen, after a stint as head of interior design for The Office Group.

— Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
Al Hassan describes a doctor’s appointment where the doctor can review the patient’s history and risk information before deciding on treatment.

— Inzamam Rashid, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of appointment

Verb

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which oversees vehicle safety, largely relies on automakers to certify that their cars meet federal standards.

— Bilin Lin, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
Even a slight misalignment could leave visible defects where colors meet, while four hotends introduce more components that could potentially fail.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of meet

Noun

In Bel’s home, his bedroom was a hangout spot for Bradley and a younger sibling, another boy, the only member of the household born in Ohio.

— Edwidge Danticat, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2026
The world could use more shaggy hangouts and layered mysteries, let alone series that manage to be both at the same time.

— Alison Herman, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of hangout

Noun

Multiple containers of foods prepared and held for more than 24 hours were not date marked.

— NWA Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
Construction has been underway for about three weeks, and according to the partners, an opening date has been set for early April for the two distinctly different restaurants at the building.

— Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of date

Verb

All of it converges on the single event of a physician deciding to write the prescription.

— Harshit Jain, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Chez Fonfon sits at the crux of Five Points South, a neighborhood named for five streets that converge in a star shape where streetcars connecting the then suburb of Highland to the city once rumbled.

— Leslie Pariseau, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of converge

Verb

Mana reportedly paid around $70 million over the years to assemble Mana Wynwood, a 30-acre event venue developed out of a collection of warehouses.

— Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026
The industrialist Vincent Bolloré has assembled a vast media empire that includes CNews, a Fox News-style channel that has become an important platform for the nationalist right.

— Nicholas Bequelin, Time, 16 Oct. 2026

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