We celebrated the centenary anniversary day.
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Anniversary
/ˌænɪˈvɝs(ə)ɹi/
Synonyms for "anniversary" (128 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (26)
admission dayanniversariesannual holidayarbor dayarmed forces dayarmistice dayarmy daybastille daybicentenarybicentennialbiennialbirthdaybissextile daycelebratingcelebrationcentenarycentennialceremonycolorado daycommemoration
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constitution day
Noun(5 words)
Strong matches (38)
Related words (64)
marking the occasionmaryland daymay daymecklenburg daymemorial daymemorializationmemorymidsummer dayname daynatal daynational aviation daynavy daynevada dayobservanceoctennialovationpan american daypascua florida daypioneer dayquadrennial
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quasquicentennialquincentenaryquincentennialquinquennialrejoicingreligious ritesremembranceremembrance dayrevelriteritual observanceroosevelt daysalutesalvoseptennialsesquicentennialsextennialsilver wedding anniversarysolemn observancesolemnizationstate daytercentenarytercentennialtestimonialtestimonial banquettestimonial dinnertexas independence daytoasttributetricennialtriennialtriumphunited nations dayv-e dayvictory daywedding anniversarywest virginia daywyoming day
Noun(6 words)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: admission day, anniversaries, annual, annual holiday, arbor day.
- Sentence evidence is available for anniversary, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from moby, opengloss, derived_reverse, wordnet, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "anniversary".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "anniversary"
Keep "anniversary" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "anniversary" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "anniversary", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "anniversary" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
10 entriesMore specific
7 entriescentennial anniversarycommemorativediamond anniversaryfiftieth anniversarygolden anniversaryjubileesilver anniversary
Collocations
9 entriesanniversary celebrationanniversary concertanniversary dateanniversary editionanniversary issueanniversary programdiamond anniversarygolden anniversarysilver anniversary
Inflections
1 entriesTranslations
128 translations across 84 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- herdenking noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
Albanian
1 entries- përvjetor noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ἐνιαυτός noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
Arabic
2 entries- عِيد سَنَوِيّ noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
- يُوبِيل noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
Armenian
3 entries- հոբելյան noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
- տարեդարձ noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
- տարելից noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- ildönümü noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
Basque
1 entries- urteurrena noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
Belarusian
3 entries- гадаві́на noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
- ро́чніца noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
- юбіле́й noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
Bulgarian
2 entries- годи́шнина noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
- юбиле́й noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
Burmese
1 entries- နှစ်ပတ်လည်နေ့ noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
Catalan
1 entries- aniversari noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
Cebuano
1 entries- anibersaryo noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
Central Kurdish
1 entries- ساڵوەگەڕ noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 紀念日 /纪念日 noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
- 週年 /周年 noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
Crimean Tatar
1 entries- yıldönüm noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
Czech
1 entries- výročí noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
Danish
1 entries- årsdag noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
Dutch
1 entries- jubileum noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
Esperanto
1 entries- datreveno noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
Estonian
1 entries- aastapäev noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
Finnish
1 entries- vuosipäivä noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
French
1 entries- anniversaire noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
Friulian
2 entries- aniversari noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
- inovâl noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
Galician
1 entries- aniversario noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
Georgian
2 entries- დაბადების დღე noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
- წლისთავი noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
German
2 entries- Jahrestag noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
- Jubiläum noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
Greek
1 entries- επέτειος noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
Haitian Creole
1 entries- anivèsè noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
Hindi
3 entries- जयंती noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
- वर्षगाँठ noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
- सालगिरह noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
Hungarian
2 entries- születésnap noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
- évforduló noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
Icelandic
4 entries- afmæli noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
- dánarafmæli noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
- dánardægur noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
- ártíð noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
Ido
1 entries- aniversario noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
Indonesian
2 entries- hari ulang tahun noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
- ulang tahun noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
Iranian Persian
2 entries- سالْروز noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
- سالْگَرْد noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
Irish
1 entries- cothrom an lae noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
Italian
1 entries- anniversario noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
Japanese
3 entries- アニバーサリー noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
- 周年 noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
- 記念日 noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
Kannada
1 entries- ವಾರ್ಷಿಕೋತ್ಸವ noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
Kapampangan
4 entries- anibersaryu noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
- caialdauan noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
- caialdauanan noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
- kayaldawan noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
Karelian
1 entries- vuozipäivy noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
Kazakh
2 entries- жылдық noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
- мерейтой noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
Khmer
1 entries- ថ្ងៃខួប noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
Korean
3 entries- 기념일 noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
- 기념제 noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
- 주년 noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- жылдык noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
Lao
2 entries- ຄົບຮອບ noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
- ວັນຄົບຮອບປີເກີດ noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
Latin
1 entries- natalis noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
Latvian
2 entries- gadadiena noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
- jubileja noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
Lithuanian
2 entries- jubiliejus noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
- metinės noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
Macedonian
1 entries- годишнина noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
Malay
1 entries- ulang tahun noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
Maltese
1 entries- anniversarju noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
Manchu
1 entries- ᠪᠠᡵᡠᠨ noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
Marathi
1 entries- वाढदिवस noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
Mongolian
1 entries- ойн баяр noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
Māori
1 entries- huritau noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
Northern Kurdish
2 entries- salroj noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
- salveger noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- jubileum noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
- årsdag noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
Pashto
1 entries- سالګره noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- Joaresdach noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
Polish
2 entries- aniwersarz noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
- rocznica noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
Portuguese
1 entries- aniversário noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
Romanian
1 entries- aniversare noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
Russian
2 entries- годовщи́на noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
- юбиле́й noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- cuimhneachan bliadhnail noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
Semai
1 entries- ulag tahut noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- gòdišnjica noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
- jubìlej noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
- òbljetnica noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
- го̀дишњица noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
Slovak
1 entries- výročie noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
Slovene
1 entries- obletnica noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
Southern Altai
1 entries- јылдык noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
Spanish
1 entries- aniversario noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
Swahili
1 entries- maadhimisho ya miaka noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
Swedish
1 entries- årsdag noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
Tagalog
1 entries- anibersaryo noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
Tajik
3 entries- солгард noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
- солона noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
- солрӯз noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
Thai
2 entries- วันครบรอบปี noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
- วันฉลองครบรอบ noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
Turkish
1 entries- yıl dönümü noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
Ukrainian
2 entries- річни́ця noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
- ювіле́й noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
Urdu
1 entries- سالْگِرَہْ noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
Uyghur
1 entries- يىللىق noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
Uzbek
1 entries- yillik noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
Vietnamese
1 entries- ngày kỷ niệm noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
Walloon
1 entries- aniviersaire noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
Welsh
2 entries- cyfenw noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
- pen-blwydd noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
Yiddish
1 entries- יאָרטאָג noun (day an exact number of years since an event)
Sample sentences
15 total sentences available.
We held a party in honor of the 20th anniversary of our company.
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Our company had the fortieth anniversary of its foundation.
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Quite a few people have been invited to celebrate the couple's anniversary.
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Showing 4 of 15 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "anniversary"?
Closest matches include admission day, anniversaries, annual, annual holiday, arbor day.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "anniversary"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.