1. (noun)juncture, occasion an event that occurs at a critical time Synonyms: social function, joint, affair, function, junction, social occasion, articulation, crossroads, juncture, critical point, join, occasion
2. (noun)affair, occasion, social occasion, function, social function a vaguely specified social event Synonyms: routine, map, subprogram, single-valued function, social function, use, procedure, amour, subroutine, role, function, matter, affair, social occasion, liaison, thing, occasion, involvement, juncture, affaire, part, intimacy, purpose, mathematical function, office, mapping
3. (noun)occasion reason Synonyms: affair, social occasion, social function, function, juncture
4. (noun)occasion the time of a particular event Synonyms: affair, social occasion, social function, function, juncture
5. (verb)occasion an opportunity to do something Synonyms: affair, social occasion, social function, function, juncture
6. (verb)occasion give occasion to
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'occasion'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. occasion The efficient cause, that which makes anything to be or be done, is the common meaning of the word, as in the saying "There is no effect without a cause." Every man instinctively recognizes himse Synonyms: cause, actor, causality, designer, occasion, precedent, agent, causation, former, origin, reason, antecedent, condition, fountain, originator, source, author, creator, motive, power, spring Antonyms: consequence, development, end, fruit, outcome, product, creation, effect, event, issue, outgrowth, result