Occasion

/əˈkeɪʒən/

Synonyms for "occasion" (209 found)

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Closest matches (42)

Noun(8 words)

reason affair affairs basis cause celebration ceremonychance of

a leg upadvantage adventure affair antecedent antecedents authorbare necessitiesbase basis bear beget bout break breed bringbring aboutbring forthbring onbring to effect

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bring to passcallcall forcall forthcall upcase causation causecause and effectcelebration ceremony chance circumstance

Adjective(1 words)

ceremonial public-speech

Strong matches (63)

clear stagecommemoration conceive condition conjuncture contingency create demanddemand fordesideration desideratum determinant determinative do effect effectuate element elicit engender entail

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episode essential essentials establish etiology event eventuality evoke excite excuse experience fact factorfair fieldfair gamefather feast fixture force found foundation function gala generate gestate givegive birth togive occasion togive origin togive rise togo ground grounds

Noun(10 words)

common nonbiological eventdate eventsengender event exigencies functionfunction normallyfunction smoothlygathering ground

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hap happening happenstance hatch impel impulse inaugurate incident incitement indispensable induce inducement institute juncture justification liberty look look-in luck make

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make formattermatter of factmilepost milestone moment motivate mustmust itemmuster upnecessaries necessities necessity needneed forobligation observance occasionally occurrenceon occasionopening opportunism opportunity originate particular party phase phenomenon place prerequirement prerequisite principle produce prompt prompting provocation provoke raise reality realize reason requirement requisite requisition right rite room scope seasonset afloatset on footset upshot show sire squeakstepping stonestepping-stone stimulusthe necessarythe needfulthing timeturn of eventsuse want warrant workwork up

Noun(13 words)

induce instance junctureone timeopportunity producesocial affairsocial functionsocial gatheringsocial occasiontime trigger turns

Verb(1 words)

keep original time

Adjective(1 words)

special day

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More general

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assemblage cause chance do event gathering happening makenatural eventoccurrence occurrent opportunityrational motivereasonsocial event

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More specific

16 entries

anniversaryaward ceremonybasis ceremony conference engender festival generategraduation ceremonygrounds inauguration induce meeting motive provoke trigger

Collocations

8 entries

annual occasionformal occasionmajor occasionoccasion for celebrationoccasion for concernrare occasionsignificant occasionspecial occasion

Inflections

3 entries

occasioned occasioning occasions

Derivations

4 entries

occasional occasionality occasionally occasioner

Sample sentences

33 total sentences available.

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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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