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 Ahead, Bélanger details Reinhart’s transformation, how hair furthers the stories of both her character and costar Tom Bateman’s, and gives us a glimpse of the happenings behind the scenes. — Jesa Marie Calaor, Allure, 23 Sep. 2026 Wolfson’s new show is one of the more anticipated cultural happenings in New York this fall, and comes four years after Wolfson joined Gagosian following a decade with rival mega-dealer David Zwirner. — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 18 Sep. 2026 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

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Noun

Chile travelers are typically seeking soft or active adventure and a variety of nature experiences.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026
Through the inspirational stories of cancer survivors, the new campaign spotlights their personal experiences navigating diagnosis and treatment, the power of community support and the vital importance of early detection.

— Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of experiences

Noun

Quality online schools intentionally build opportunities for connection, offering clubs, collaboration, and in-person events such as field trips, regional gatherings, and graduation ceremonies.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026
And in the 17th century, such events were explained as God’s punishment.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of events

Noun

This keeps the performance informal and keeps the narrative — a staggering odyssey of injustices, abuses, travel adventures, extraordinary coincidences, losses, reunions, reflections and self-analysis — from becoming sensationalized.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
Should cabin fever somehow strike, the hotel can arrange adventures further afield, from whale-watching and boat trips along the Costa Del Sol coast to private hikes through the Andalusian mountains and even cheesemaking at a local goat farm.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of adventures

Noun

Recent incidents have raised fears that increasingly autonomous AI models could make attacks faster and harder to contain.

— Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
The company has since been working on separate criteria for reporting cases that do not qualify as conventional security incidents.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of incidents

Noun

In its statement, FARDC said an investigation to determine the actual circumstances and the exact causes of the fatal plane crash was already underway.

— Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2026
Iranian officials previously regarded shuttering the waterway as a measure of last resort, to be attempted only in extreme circumstances.

— Ali Vaez, Foreign Affairs, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of circumstances

Noun

Thankfully, getting seven episodes to play with, this limited series is giving us more of the story.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
The seven ‘Georgia’s Choice’ episodes will feature reporting and analysis from journalists across the AJC newsroom and beyond, contextualizing issues and candidate platforms spanning affordability, immigration, healthcare and more.

— Hugo Rojo, AJC.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of episodes

Noun

There’s a fragmented culture where all corners of the entertainment world are struggling to produce new versions of the sort of ubiquitous, four-quadrant successes that consumers recall as regular occurrences in earlier decades.

— Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2026
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

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