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occasion

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of occasion

1 a particular point at which an event takes place

  • on that occasion, I didn't actually meet your father
Synonyms of occasion

moment, time
Words Related to occasion

flash, instant, jiffy, minute, second, shake, split second, trice, twinkle, wink

bit, space, spell, stretch, while

2 a favorable combination of circumstances, time, and place

  • the substitute violinist rose to the occasion and performed the piece beautifully
Synonyms of occasion

break, chance, opening, opportunity, room, shot
Words Related to occasion

play, way

juncture, pass

3 someone or something responsible for a result

  • the missing money proved to be the occasion of much strife between the two brothers
Synonyms of occasion

antecedent, causality, causation, cause, reason
Words Related to occasion

consideration, determinant, factor

alpha and omega, be-all and end-all

impetus, incentive, inspiration, instigation, stimulus

mother, origin, root, source, spring
Near Antonyms of occasion

ramification

denouement (also dénouement), repercussion

conclusion, end

by-product, side effect (also side reaction)
Antonyms of occasion

aftereffect, aftermath, consequence, corollary, development, effect, fate, fruit, issue, outcome, outgrowth, product, result, resultant, sequel, sequence, upshot

4 something that happens

  • weddings are generally happy occasions
Synonyms of occasion

affair, circumstance, episode, event, hap, happening, incident, occurrence, thing
Words Related to occasion

coincidence, co-occurrence, fluke, freak

landmark, milepost, milestone, page, phenomenon, turning point

adventure, experience, time

happenchance, happenstance

accident, crisis, emergency, juncture

achievement, deed, exploit, feat

news, tidings

occasion

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of occasion

to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)

  • the announcement concerning the change in scheduling occasioned much confusion
Synonyms of occasion

beget, breed, bring, bring about, bring on, catalyze, cause, create, do, draw on, effect, effectuate, engender, generate, induce, invoke, make, produce, prompt, result (in), spawn, translate (into), work, yield
Words Related to occasion

conduce (to), contribute (to)

decide, determine

begin, establish, father, found, inaugurate, initiate, innovate, institute, introduce, launch, pioneer, set, set up, start

advance, cultivate, develop, encourage, forward, foster, further, nourish, nurture, promote

enact, render, turn out
Phrases Synonymous with occasion

bring forth, give rise to
Near Antonyms of occasion

impede, limit, restrict

clamp down (on), crack down (on), crush, dampen, put down, quash, quell, repress, smother, squash, squelch, stifle, subdue, suppress

arrest, check, control, curb, inhibit, rein (in), restrain, retard

can [slang], kill, snuff (out), still

abolish, demolish, destroy, extinguish, liquidate, quench

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