HAPPENINGS Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

happenings

noun

plural of happening

as in experiences

an exciting or noteworthy event that one experiences firsthand the President's visit to the school was a real happening for teachers and students alike

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as in events

something that happens gave a detailed account of all the happenings of the weekend

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Recent Examples of happenings Datskovska regularly reports on must-stream cultural happenings. — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026 In 2019, Marotta made another account — 50YearsAgoLive — to cover the Apollo 11 moon landing mission and other happenings from 1969. — Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026 Other booksellers around the country reported similar happenings. — Francesca Mancino, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2026 Every day, the Daily News covers page upon page of shootings, stabbings, fires, bike accidents, political happenings, etc. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026 Daily happenings include golf at nearby Ko Olina Golf Club, group sunrise yoga, tennis clinics, pickleball workshops, resin surfboard painting, and stargazing. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Sep. 2026 By the late 1960s, Kusama had also turned herself into material, staging happenings, body-painting events, naked demonstrations, and antiwar actions. — Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026 These strange happenings take the form of a markedly different, often more exciting movie that doesn’t actually cross paths with the mother-daughter drama until quite late into the 92-minute runtime. — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 31 Aug. 2026 The production centers on a voodoo queen and the mysterious happenings in a cemetery. — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Feelings are simply experiences to be had, rather than invitations for self-condemnation.

— Marisa G. Franco, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
Joining Angel Du$t has added a growing list of new experiences to a career that began in restaurants, basements and small Charlotte venues.

— Courtney Devores, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of experiences

Noun

Lifeline’s production team creates an enchanting backdrop for the children’s adventures.

— Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026
Many adventures later, Portillo sold his business to private equity, his chain of thirty-eight restaurants and two commissaries valued at a cool billion.

— John Lanchester, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of adventures

Noun

Erin then complains about her daughter and drones on about all sorts of things that no one can even pretend to care about.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2026
These were pretty innocuous in the grand scheme of things, but were hanging as a PR headache for Ferrari heading to its home race.

— Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of things

Noun

Two other people claimed to have been abused by the artist during their childhood, according to Libération, but are also not included in the case headed to trial because the incidents took place too far in the past.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Toliaferro faces at least 18 charges in connection to the three cold cases and a July homicide that investigators said shared similar hallmarks of the earlier incidents.

— Taylor Croft, AJC.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of incidents

Noun

There are legitimate circumstances in which content may be corrected, challenged or removed.

— Scott Keever, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Seat belt use may be considered as part of the broader circumstances surrounding a collision, but general danger is not evidence that this particular crash produced a worse fracture pattern or a worse spinal finding than a belt would have.

— Kaitlyn Gomez, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of circumstances

Noun

The panelists also said the weekly release of TV episodes, bucking Netflix’s general convention of releasing full seasons in a binge-drop, was something that resonated with viewers.

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026
All eight episodes of The Lizzie Borden Story are now streaming on Netflix.

— Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of episodes

Noun

As dark occurrences begin to shatter the quiet of their isolated home, the boy is forced to navigate a harrowing psychological nightmare where the line between real-world madness and supernatural terror blurs.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2026
The occurrences have involved United, American and Southwest aircraft that were landing, taking off or preparing for departure.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Aug. 2026