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Defenition of the word occasion

    • Defenition of the word occasion

      • a vaguely specified social event; "the party was quite an affair"
      • an event that occurs at a critical time; "at such junctures he always had an impulse to leave"; "it was needed only on special occasions"
      • reason; "there was no occasion for complaint"
      • an opportunity to do something; "there was never an occasion for her to demonstrate her skill"
      • the time of a particular event; "on the occasion of his 60th birthday"
      • give occasion to
      • a vaguely specified social event; "the party was quite an affair"; "an occasion arranged to honor the president"; "a seemingly endless round of social functions"
      • an event that occurs at a critical time
      • a vaguely specified social event
      • reason
      • an opportunity to do something
      • the time of a particular event

    Synonyms for the word occasion

      • affair
      • bring about
      • cause
      • chance
      • circumstance
      • event
      • give rise to
      • ground
      • incident
      • induce
      • instance
      • juncture
      • justification
      • motivate
      • motive
      • occurrence
      • opening
      • opportunity
      • possibility
      • rationale
      • reason
      • social occasion
      • time

    Similar words in the occasion

      • occasion
      • occasion's
      • occasional
      • occasionally
      • occasioned
      • occasioning
      • occasions

    Hyponyms for the word occasion

      • celebration
      • ceremonial
      • ceremonial occasion
      • ceremony
      • climax
      • conjuncture
      • crisis
      • cut-rate sale
      • flood tide
      • fundraiser
      • head
      • inspire
      • jubilation
      • landmark
      • meal
      • milestone
      • observance
      • party
      • pass
      • photo op
      • photo opportunity
      • reality check
      • sale
      • sales event
      • sleepover
      • straits
      • turning point
      • watershed

    Hypernyms for the word occasion

      • cause
      • chance
      • do
      • ground
      • happening
      • make
      • natural event
      • occurrence
      • occurrent
      • opportunity
      • reason
      • social event
      • time

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