Synonyms of occasions

occasions 1 of 2

noun

plural of occasion

1

as in times

a particular point at which an event takes place

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• times
• moments
• minutes
• instants
• seconds
• spaces
• whiles
• shakes
• trices
• winks
• flashes
• split seconds
• twinkles
• spells
• jiffies
• stretches
• bits

2

as in opportunities

a favorable combination of circumstances, time, and place

the substitute violinist rose to the occasion and performed the piece beautifully

Synonyms & Similar Words

• opportunities
• chances
• room
• openings
• ways
• shots
• breaks
• plays
• junctures
• passes

3

as in causes

someone or something responsible for a result

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• causes
• reasons
• determinants
• antecedents
• sources
• causations
• causalities
• factors
• considerations
• stimuli
• incentives
• mothers
• inspirations
• origins
• impetuses
• springs
• be-all and end-alls
• instigations
• alpha and omegas
• roots

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• issues
• results
• effects
• outcomes
• products
• consequences
• developments
• sequences
• fruits
• fates
• corollaries
• aftereffects
• resultants
• ramifications
• sequels
• outgrowths
• aftermaths
• upshots
• repercussions
• conclusions
• side effects
• ends
• denouements
• by-products

4

as in events

something that happens

weddings are generally happy occasions

Synonyms & Similar Words

• events
• things
• circumstances
• incidents
• episodes
• occurrences
• times
• happenings
• experiences
• affairs
• accidents
• coincidences
• haps
• phenomena
• pages
• adventures
• emergencies
• milestones
• crises
• news
• landmarks
• flukes
• turning points
• achievements
• happenstances
• junctures
• co-occurrences
• deeds
• feats
• mileposts
• tidings
• happenchances
• exploits
• freaks

occasions

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of occasion

as in prompts

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

the announcement concerning the change in scheduling occasioned much confusion

Synonyms & Similar Words

• causes
• prompts
• brings
• creates
• generates
• does
• works
• effects
• spawns
• produces
• brings about
• yields
• results (in)
• invokes
• makes
• breeds
• gives rise to
• translates (into)
• brings on
• brings forth
• engenders
• induces
• contributes (to)
• draws on
• effectuates
• begets
• catalyzes
• encourages
• fathers
• institutes
• initiates
• advances
• promotes
• launches
• founds
• introduces
• starts
• decides
• sets
• begins
• inaugurates
• sets up
• determines
• forwards
• renders
• furthers
• pioneers
• conduces (to)
• turns out
• establishes
• enacts
• fosters
• nourishes
• develops
• innovates
• cultivates
• nurtures

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• limits
• restricts
• impedes
• arrests
• controls
• checks
• curbs
• reins (in)
• crushes
• suppresses
• squashes
• represses
• inhibits
• puts down
• retards
• subdues
• restrains
• stifles
• dampens
• smothers
• kills
• cans
• cracks down (on)
• stills
• clamps down (on)
• squelches
• quells
• quashes
• destroys
• abolishes
• quenches
• extinguishes
• snuffs (out)
• liquidates
• demolishes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of occasions

Noun

Parents received warnings on those occasions, and their son’s e-motorcycles have been impounded twice, prosecutors said. — Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

The massive venue is used for private dinners and special occasions. — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026

Transitioning his rhetoric As a state House member, Talarico acted in line with LGBT activist groups’ priorities on multiple occasions. — Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 21 Oct. 2026

And on the rarest of occasions, for very special brides, people celebrate their weddings here. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026

Langford is accused in the federal indictment of possession with intent to distribute cocaine on three separate occasions. — Jennifer Borrasso, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

The Club has added to Kimberly-Clark on multiple occasions to reduce its cost basis and is sitting on an unrealized loss of less than 1%. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026

On at least two occasions, Duncan interrupted the network's sports coverage to protest legislation. — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026

Verb

Admissions dipped around mid-March and again in early June, when the market reached its lowest point of the year, but both occasions the downturn lasted only briefly before business rebounded. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 10 July 2026