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 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 Here’s a rundown of spring and summer happenings in KU’s basketball office the past five months in recognition of Monday’s official start of the 2026-27 school year. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 24 Aug. 2026 Subscribe here and stay up to date on the happenings in Washington and politics across the states with our daily politics newsletter. — Emily R. Condon, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026

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Noun

The audience, aware of Fauci’s experiences to come in the covid era, arrives with its own baggage.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026
In the classroom, social and emotional learning is embedded into the day‘s lessons, staff have been trained on helping students exposed to traumatic experiences, and counseling services are available.

— Francesca Pinney, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of experiences

Noun

Ovation plies the Caribbean waters in the winter months, but crosses the Atlantic for Mediterranean and European adventures during spring and summer.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026
Visitors can pair outdoor adventures with independent coffee shops, notable restaurants, waterfront activities, and stays in and around downtown.

— Maryam Siddiqi, Travel + Leisure, 9 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

Last year, an explosive device there killed eight soldiers in one of the deadliest such incidents in Mexico.

— María Verza, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Another is investigating dozens of incidents in which Teslas using partial self-driving software ran red lights or drove on the wrong side of the road, sometimes crashing into other vehicles and causing injuries.

— Bernard Condon, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of incidents

Noun

Palace had a four-vs-three overload and scored in farcical circumstances.

— Stuart James, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
The diaries of the novelist Andrey Kurkov (collected into three volumes thus far) provide a rich chronicle of Ukrainians’ evolving responses to their extraordinary circumstances.

— Nick Holdstock, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of circumstances

Noun

The main show is also back, but just for five episodes, on September 10.

— Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026
Although set in an easily recognizable French setting, the series feels universal both by its humor and rhythm, a feat the team at to maintain at the same level for the whole 52 x 11-minute episodes.

— Kevin Giraud, Variety, 10 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