Thesaurus:party

Thesaurus

party

English

Noun

Sense: a social gathering of usually invited guests for entertainment, fun and socializing

Synonyms

• bash
• blowout
• do (colloquial)
• gala
• get-together
• knees-up (British)
• partay (slang)
• party
• shindig
• shivoo

Metonyms

• blast
• good time

Hypernyms

• celebration    [⇒ thesaurus]

Hyponyms

• after-party
• banquet
• bachelor party    [⇒ thesaurus]
• bachelorette party    [⇒ thesaurus]
• bashment
• beach party
• beanfeast (chiefly British)
• beano (chiefly British)
• birthday party
• block party
• booze-up (Commonwealth, slang)
• bucks' party
• cocktail party
• concert party
• dinner party
• hen party
• house party
• housewarming
• keg party
• LAN party
• lawn party
• piss-up (Commonwealth, slang, vulgar)
• pool party
• rave    [⇒ thesaurus]
• slumber party
• soiree
• stag party
• surprise party
• tailgate party
• tea party
• toga party
• Tupperware party
• wedding party

Further reading

• “883. celebration” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “party” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.