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(Entry 1 of 3)
- those are some happening duds, man
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- disheveled
- (or dishevelled),
- messy,
- mussy,
- rumpled,
- wrinkled
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- the downtown theater district is a happening place this autumn
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- that might be a happening outfit right now, but not on a woman who'll never see 40 again
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happening
nounSynonyms & Antonyms of happening (Entry 2 of 3)
- the President's visit to the school was a real happening for teachers and students alike
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- gave a detailed account of all the happenings of the weekend
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- affair,
- circumstance,
- episode,
- event,
- hap,
- incident,
- occasion,
- occurrence,
- thing
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happening
verbSynonyms of happening (Entry 3 of 3)
- did anything exciting happen over the summer?
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- befalling,
- being,
- betiding,
- chancing,
- coming,
- coming about,
- coming down,
- coming off,
- cooking,
- doing,
- going down
- [slang],
- going on,
- happing,
- occurring,
- passing,
- transpiring
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“Happening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/happening. Accessed 20 Jan. 2022.
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