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Synonyms for occasion
əˈkeɪ ʒənoc·ca·sion
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
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, springAntonyms:
consequence, creation, development, effect, end, end, event, fruit, issue, outcome, outgrowth, product, resultPreposition:
The cause of the disaster; cause for interference.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
occasionnoun
Synonyms:
conjuncture, opportunity, occurrence, cause, need, event, reason, necessity, opening, groundAntonyms:
untimeliness, unseasonableness, frustrationoccasionverb
Princeton's WordNet
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, joinaffair, 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, mappingoccasionnoun
reason
"there was no occasion for complaint"
Synonyms:
affair, social occasion, social function, function, junctureoccasionnoun
the time of a particular event
"on the occasion of his 60th birthday"
Synonyms:
affair, social occasion, social function, function, junctureoccasionverb
an opportunity to do something
"there was never an occasion for her to demonstrate her skill"
Synonyms:
affair, social occasion, social function, function, junctureoccasionverb
give occasion to
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
occasionnoun
Synonyms:
occurrence, incident, casualty, eventoccasionnoun
Synonyms:
opportunity, juncture, conjuncture, opening, room, suitable time, favorable time, nick of time, golden opportunityoccasionnoun
occasionnoun
occasionverb
Synonyms:
cause, produce, originate, breed, create, bring about, give rise to, give occasion to, bring to pass, be the cause ofoccasionverb
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "occasion":
opportunity, chance, time, appropriate, event, reason, 'occasion, moment, case, connection
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#50 | time | |
#61 | use | |
#132 | make | |
#183 | need | |
#197 | map | |
#207 | part | |
#241 | office | |
#287 | case | |
#307 | power | |
#419 | source | |
#420 | author | |
#439 | join | |
#568 | create | |
#624 | event | |
#823 | thing | |
#853 | function | |
#1067 | condition | |
#1093 | role | |
#1152 | appropriate | |
#1211 | matter | |
#1223 | cause | |
#1246 | reason | |
#1249 | spring | |
#1258 | purpose | |
#1327 | connection | |
#1346 | ground | |
#1358 | opportunity | |
#1441 | agent | |
#1753 | former | |
#1885 | chance | |
#2082 | joint | |
#2230 | procedure | |
#2258 | moment | |
#2265 | opening | |
#2518 | origin | |
#2589 | designer | |
#3725 | mapping | |
#4288 | actor | |
#4523 | involvement | |
#5269 | routine | |
#5463 | occasion | |
#5715 | creator | |
#6203 | junction | |
#8063 | fountain | |
#9308 | necessity | |
#9403 | occurrence | |
#9420 | affair | |
#10032 | liaison | |
#13982 | crossroads | |
#16696 | precedent | |
#16875 | motive | |
#18966 | subroutine | |
#19983 | originator | |
#20144 | intimacy | |
#22090 | amour | |
#22523 | articulation | |
#32060 | causation | |
#34046 | causality | |
#42046 | juncture | |
#44502 | antecedent | |
#67601 | subprogram | |
#76480 | affaire | |
#190706 | conjuncture |
How to use occasion in a sentence?
Regardless of the District Attorney’s decision, the announcement will be a solemn occasion, made in a manner keeping with the office’s commitment to upholding the integrity of the judicial process and respecting the victim’s family.
My anthem includes words slightly adapted from Psalm 98. I have scored it for the Westminster Abbey choir and organ, the ceremonial brass and orchestra, i hope my anthem reflects this joyful occasion.
Gift cards are extremely popular and almost everyone enjoys getting them. But many people leave them sitting in a drawer to redeem on a special occasion. Use them, don’t save them, if someone has given you a gift card, they want you to spend the money.
While the details of their actions are still under investigation, there is no doubt that some of our members engaged in ugly and unacceptable behavior, on behalf of our entire organization, I want to apologize to veterans, both those who were in Panama City Beach, and those who have felt the pain from afar, as well as to their families and all who support the Warrior Beach Retreat and had worked to make it a positive and meaningful occasion for attendees.
Peace reigns in this hemisphere, 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.
Translations for occasion
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- فرصة, مناسبةArabic
- zapříčinit, příležitostCzech
- behov, foranledige, grund, begivenhed, anledning, forårsage, lejlighedDanish
- Gelegenheit, AnlassGerman
- ocasiónSpanish
- abagune, aukeraBasque
- فرصتPersian
- aihe, tapahtuma, sattumus, tarve, tilaisuus, syyFinnish
- occasionFrench
- adhbharaichScottish Gaelic
- alkalomHungarian
- occasioneItalian
- הִזדַמְנוּתHebrew
- 場合Japanese
- 기회Korean
- forårsake, avstedkommeNorwegian
- noodzaak, behoefte, gelegenheid, aanleiding, veroorzaken, gebeurtenis, voorvalDutch
- ocasiãoPortuguese
- hazard, favorabilă, ocazie, situație, întâmplareRomanian
- событие, повод, возможность, раз, случайRussian
- händelse, tillfälle, behov, tillfällighet, skälSwedish
- விழாவில்Tamil
- موقعUrdu
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