Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "occasion" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

everyday

Causes Desire

dress nice

Derived Terms

improve the occasion interoccasion occasionable occasional occasioner occasionless occasionwear on occasion reoccasion rise to the occasion social occasion take occasion unoccasioned

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

assemblage cause chance do gathering happening make natural event occurrence occurrent opportunity rational motive social event time

Type Of (IsA)

human activity opportunity reason time

Manner Of

cause

Related Terms

aging birthday birthday wedding case cause celebration chance convenient day event favorable frequently generic generic term happening happens happens sometime incident induce instance moment necessity need oak oak aging occurrence oh oh case okay okay shun opportunity party produce random random instance reason requirement shun sometime special special day special event special moment special time term time timely wedding

Synonym Network

affair juncture

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