Synonyms for occasion
əˈkeɪ ʒənoc·ca·sion

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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 himself acting through will as the cause of his own actions. The Creator is the Great First Cause of all things. A condition is something that necessarily precedes a result, but does not produce it. An antecedent simply precedes a result, with or without any agency in producing it; as, Monday is the invariable antecedent of Tuesday, but not the cause of it. The direct antonym of cause is effect, while that of antecedent is consequent. An occasion is some event which brings a cause into action at a particular moment; gravitation and heat are the causes of an avalanche; the steep incline of the mountain-side is a necessary condition, and the shout of the traveler may be the occasion of its fall. Causality is the doctrine or principle of causes, causation the action or working of causes. Compare DESIGN; REASON.

   Synonyms:
   actor, agent, antecedent, author, causality, causation, cause, condition, creator, designer, former, fountain, motive, origin, originator, power, precedent, reason, reason, source, spring

   Antonyms:
   consequence, creation, development, effect, end, end, event, fruit, issue, outcome, outgrowth, product, result

   Preposition:
   The cause of the disaster; cause for interference.

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1. occasionnoun

   Synonyms:
   conjuncture, opportunity, occurrence, cause, need, event, reason, necessity, opening, ground

   Antonyms:
   untimeliness, unseasonableness, frustration

2. occasionverb

   Synonyms:
   cause, make, create

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1. juncture, occasionnoun

   an event that occurs at a critical time

   "at such junctures he always had an impulse to leave"; "it was needed only on special occasions"

   Synonyms:
   social function, joint, affair, function, junction, social occasion, articulation, crossroads, juncture, critical point, join

2. affair, occasion, social occasion, function, social functionnoun

   a vaguely specified social event

   "the party was quite an affair"; "an occasion arranged to honor the president"; "a seemingly endless round of social functions"

   Synonyms:
   routine, map, subprogram, single-valued function, social function, use, procedure, amour, subroutine, role, function, matter, affair, social occasion, liaison, thing, involvement, juncture, affaire, part, intimacy, purpose, mathematical function, office, mapping

3. occasionnoun

   reason

   "there was no occasion for complaint"

   Synonyms:
   affair, social occasion, social function, function, juncture

4. occasionnoun

   the time of a particular event

   "on the occasion of his 60th birthday"

   Synonyms:
   affair, social occasion, social function, function, juncture

5. occasionverb

   an opportunity to do something

   "there was never an occasion for her to demonstrate her skill"

   Synonyms:
   affair, social occasion, social function, function, juncture

6. occasionverb

   give occasion to

Matched Categories

1. • Cause
   • Happening
   • Reason
   • Social Event
   • Time

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1. occasionnoun

   Synonyms:
   occurrence, incident, casualty, event

2. occasionnoun

   Synonyms:
   opportunity, juncture, conjuncture, opening, room, suitable time, favorable time, nick of time, golden opportunity

3. occasionnoun

   Synonyms:
   necessity, need, exigency

4. occasionnoun

   Synonyms:
   cause (accidental), ground, reason

5. occasionverb

   Synonyms:
   cause, produce, originate, breed, create, bring about, give rise to, give occasion to, bring to pass, be the cause of

6. occasionverb

   Synonyms:
   induce, influence, persuade, move

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1. List of paraphrases for "occasion":

   opportunity, chance, time, appropriate, event, reason, 'occasion, moment, case, connection

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1. David Pannick:

   I think the Prime Minister is on the right side of the law on this occasion. The Benn Act required him to send a letter to the president of the European Council seeking an extension, and that's what he's done. The act doesn't require that he sign the letter, the Benn act has achieved its purpose. The act doesn't require the prime minister to abandon his political objectives, his political beliefs, that we should leave on the 31st.

2. Steven Soderbergh:

   We decided that a dark comedy had the best possible chance of remaining in the minds of the viewers and also gave us the opportunity to use the complexity of these kind of financial activities almost as a joke, almost as the setup for a punchline, it's a very troubling time but speaking about it is the beginning, people have been speaking about it for quite a while but on occasion a piece of entertainment can be a conversation starter and get people wondering day to day 'in my everyday life how am I participating in this'.

3. Donald Trump:

   Our country is counting on your to be wise, impartial and fair. To serve under our laws, not over them and to safeguard the right of the people to govern their own affairs, i have no doubt you will rise to the occasion and that the decision you will make will not only protect our Constitution today but for many generations to come.

4. Jorge Felix:

   These are two countries who have confronted each other for fifty something years, and on this occasion the visit of the U.S. president to Cuba is reason for happiness and rejoicing, we are going to give him a box of Habanos.

5. Huma Abedin:

   If there was a schedule that was created that was her Secretary of State daily schedule, and a copy of that was then put in the burn bag, that?.?.?. that certainly happened on?.?.?.?on more than one occasion.