Synonyms for happening
ˈhæp ə nɪŋhap·pen·ing

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1. happening

   An accident is that which happens without any one's direct intention; a chance that which happens without any known cause. If the direct cause of a railroad accident is known, we can not call it a chance. To the theist there is, in strictness, no chance, all things being by divine causation and control; but chance is spoken of where no special cause is manifest: "By chance there came down a certain priest that way," Luke x, 31. We can speak of a game of chance, but not of a game of accident. An incident is viewed as occurring in the regular course of things, but subordinate to the main purpose, or aside from the main design. Fortune is the result of inscrutable controlling forces. Fortune and chance are nearly equivalent, but chance can be used of human effort and endeavor as fortune can not be; we say "he has a chance of success," or "there is one chance in a thousand," where we could not substitute fortune; as personified, Fortune is regarded as having a fitful purpose, Chance as purposeless; we speak of fickle Fortune, blind Chance; "Fortune favors the brave." The slaughter of men is an incident of battle; unexpected defeat, the fortune of war. Since the unintended is often the undesirable, accident tends to signify some calamity or disaster, unless the contrary is expressed, as when we say a fortunate or happy accident. An adventure is that which may turn out ill, a misadventure that which does turn out ill. A slight disturbing accident is a mishap. Compare EVENT; HAZARD.

   Synonyms:
   accident, adventure, calamity, casualty, chance, contingency, disaster, fortuity, hap, hazard, incident, misadventure, misfortune, mishap, possibility

   Antonyms:
   appointment, calculation, certainty, decree, fate, foreordination, intention, law, necessity, ordainment, ordinance, plan, preparation, provision, purpose

   Preposition:
   The accident of birth; an accident to the machinery.

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1. happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural eventnoun

   an event that happens

   Synonyms:
   occurrence, natural event, occurrent

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1. List of paraphrases for "happening":

   occurring

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1. Inga Beale in an interview:

   The market is going through a phase where it’s difficult to see too much growth if you’re an established player and therefore you will see this consolidation happening.

2. Bob Harvey:

   Along with what is happening around the virus, much of the Houston economy was still heading in a negative direction around oil and gas.

3. Carolyn Fortney:

   We knew that we needed to do more to help prevent this from happening to other people.

4. President Trump:

   People know my view. It is a terrible deal that should have never been made, iran seems to be behind everything where there is a problem. You look at what’s happening, in any—virtually any place in the Middle East, and Iran is behind it.

5. Cesar Espinosa:

   There seemed to be a lot of confusion as to what was happening, the people that were there looked like they were in a sad stance, kind of with their head down and seemed like they were wiping tears away.