Occasion

//əˈkeɪʒən//

Synonyms for "occasion" (202 found)

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Closest matches (41)

Strong matches (60)

Related words (101)

Verb(2 words)
incurlead to

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8 relation types

More general

14 entries

Antonyms

1 entries

Synonyms

2 entries

causes desire

1 entries

derived

13 entries

is a

4 entries

manner of

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related to

48 entries

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Translations

155 translations across 49 languages.

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Afrikaans

1 entries
  • okkasie noun (time when something happens)

Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • καιρός noun (favorable opportunity)

Arabic

3 entries
  • فُرْصَة noun (favorable opportunity)
  • مُنَاسَبَة noun (favorable opportunity)
  • مُنَاسَبَة noun (particular happening)

Basque

2 entries
  • abagune noun (favorable opportunity)
  • aukera noun (favorable opportunity)

Belarusian

1 entries
  • вы́падак noun (favorable opportunity)

Bengali

1 entries
  • মওকা noun (favorable opportunity)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • възмо́жност noun (favorable opportunity)
  • необходи́мост noun (need)
  • слу́чка noun (occurrence which brings with it some unlooked-for event; motive, reason)
  • слу́чка noun (particular happening)

Catalan

1 entries
  • ocasió noun (favorable opportunity)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries
  • 場合 /场合 noun (favorable opportunity)
  • 時機 /时机 noun (time when something happens)
  • 機會 /机会 noun (favorable opportunity)

Czech

4 entries
  • potřeba noun (need)
  • příležitost noun (favorable opportunity)
  • příležitost noun (time when something happens)
  • zapříčinit verb (give occasion to)

Danish

4 entries
  • anledning noun (occurrence which brings with it some unlooked-for event; motive, reason)
  • anledning noun (particular happening)
  • begivenhed noun (particular happening)
  • behov noun (need)

Dutch

4 entries
  • aanleiding noun (occurrence which brings with it some unlooked-for event; motive, reason)
  • behoefte noun (need)
  • gebeurtenis noun (particular happening)
  • gebeurtenis noun (special event or function)

Eastern Mari

1 entries
  • гана noun (time when something happens)

Esperanto

3 entries
  • fojo noun (time when something happens)
  • okazo noun (favorable opportunity)
  • okazo noun (particular happening)

Finnish

4 entries
  • aihe noun (occurrence which brings with it some unlooked-for event; motive, reason)
  • kerta noun (particular happening)
  • mahdollisuus noun (favorable opportunity)
  • syy noun (occurrence which brings with it some unlooked-for event; motive, reason)

French

1 entries
  • occasion noun (favorable opportunity)

Galician

4 entries
  • ocasión noun (favorable opportunity)
  • ocasión noun (time when something happens)
  • oportunidade noun (favorable opportunity)
  • ocasionar verb (give occasion to)

German

4 entries
  • Anlass noun (particular happening)
  • Gelegenheit noun (favorable opportunity)
  • Gelegenheit noun (occurrence which brings with it some unlooked-for event; motive, reason)
  • Mal noun (time when something happens)

Gothic

2 entries
  • 𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌷𐍃 noun (time when something happens)
  • 𐌻𐌴𐍅 noun (favorable opportunity)

Hungarian

1 entries
  • alkalom noun (favorable opportunity)

Italian

4 entries
  • avvenimento noun (special event or function)
  • motivo noun (reason or excuse; a motive; a persuasion)
  • occasione noun (favorable opportunity)
  • ricorrenza noun (particular happening)

Japanese

2 entries
  • 場合 noun (favorable opportunity)
  • 機会 noun (favorable opportunity)

Khmer

1 entries
  • ឱកាស noun (favorable opportunity)

Korean

2 entries
  • 경우 noun (favorable opportunity)
  • 기회 noun (favorable opportunity)

Macedonian

1 entries
  • случај noun (favorable opportunity)

Māori

1 entries
  • takunetanga noun (time when something happens)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries
  • avstedkomme verb (give occasion to)
  • forårsake verb (give occasion to)

Old English

1 entries
  • feald noun (favorable opportunity)

Old Irish

1 entries
  • accuis noun (occurrence which brings with it some unlooked-for event; motive, reason)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries
  • سفر noun (time when something happens)

Persian

1 entries
  • مناسبت noun (favorable opportunity)

Plautdietsch

2 entries
  • Rekjs noun (favorable opportunity)
  • Rekjs noun (time when something happens)

Polish

4 entries
  • okazja noun (favorable opportunity)
  • okazja noun (special event or function)
  • powód noun (occurrence which brings with it some unlooked-for event; motive, reason)
  • wypadek noun (favorable opportunity)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • ocasião noun (favorable opportunity)
  • ocasião noun (particular happening)

Romanian

4 entries
  • hazard noun (particular happening)
  • ocazie noun (favorable opportunity)
  • situație favorabilă noun (favorable opportunity)
  • întâmplare noun (particular happening)

Russian

4 entries
  • возмо́жность noun (particular happening)
  • необходи́мость noun (need)
  • по́вод noun (time when something happens)
  • по́вод noun (occurrence which brings with it some unlooked-for event; motive, reason)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries
  • adhbharaich verb (give occasion to)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries
  • slȕčāj noun (favorable opportunity)
  • слу̏ча̄ј noun (favorable opportunity)

Sinhalese

1 entries
  • අවස්ථාව noun (favorable opportunity)

Slovak

4 entries
  • dôvod noun (occurrence which brings with it some unlooked-for event; motive, reason)
  • moment noun (particular happening)
  • príležitosť noun (favorable opportunity)
  • príležitosť noun (time when something happens)

Slovene

1 entries
  • priložnost noun (favorable opportunity)

Spanish

2 entries
  • ocasión noun (favorable opportunity)
  • ocasionar verb (give occasion to)

Swedish

4 entries
  • behov noun (need)
  • händelse noun (particular happening)
  • skäl noun (occurrence which brings with it some unlooked-for event; motive, reason)
  • tillfälle noun (favorable opportunity)

Tagalog

3 entries
  • okasyon noun (particular happening)
  • okasyon noun (special event or function)
  • okasyon noun (reason or excuse; a motive; a persuasion)

Thai

4 entries
  • ครั้ง noun (time when something happens)
  • คราว noun (time when something happens)
  • เหตุ noun (occurrence which brings with it some unlooked-for event; motive, reason)
  • โอกาส noun (favorable opportunity)

Tocharian B

2 entries
  • lyakur noun (time when something happens)
  • preke noun (time when something happens)

Ukrainian

2 entries
  • ви́падок noun (favorable opportunity)
  • при́від noun (particular happening)

Walloon

3 entries
  • etrevén noun (particular happening)
  • ocåzion noun (favorable opportunity)
  • tchance noun (favorable opportunity)

Welsh

4 entries
  • achlysur noun (favorable opportunity)
  • achlysur noun (time when something happens)
  • achlysur noun (occurrence which brings with it some unlooked-for event; motive, reason)
  • achlysur noun (particular happening)

Sample sentences

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Your dress is unsuitable for the occasion.

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You should change your job if the occasion arises.

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If we have the chance, let's get together on another occasion.

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I meet him on occasion at the club.

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