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

Hewitt and Davidson were first romantically linked back in March 2025, after they were caught by paparazzi out and about and getting cozy on several occasions. — Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2026

But according to the suit, Kester instead began showing the middle school student pornography and, on several occasions, molested him. — Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026

The versatile winger has had to share game time with Desire Doue and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia at Paris Saint-Germain over the last couple of seasons, but has still demonstrated his quality on multiple occasions. — Thom Harris, New York Times, 31 July 2026

These green spaces weren’t aspirational destinations, reserved for special occasions. — Todd Lookingbill, The Conversation, 31 July 2026

On other occasions, however, the tender ports weren’t accessible, as the process often involved crossing a large gap between the tender and the ship and descending stairs into the boat. — Nathan Diller, USA Today, 31 July 2026

Some of Kate’s style codes include sustainability (rewearing outfits on sometimes numerous occasions), as well as dressing in bright colors, a tip from Queen Elizabeth so as to be seen more easily in a crowd. — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 31 July 2026

The Grammy winner has detailed the more turbulent aspects of her upbringing on numerous past occasions. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 31 July 2026

Gonzalez generated 72 tackles, including four for loss, and became an anchor of a defense that held opponents to under 10 points on four separate occasions last season. — Ethan Hanson, Daily News, 31 July 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