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, occasion

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, occasion, 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. Robert Hardman:

   On the occasion when they were staying she took the corgis out for a walk in the palace gardens and she could see the Ceauescus coming the other way, she thought, I really cant face talking to them, so the first and only time in her life, she actually hid in a bush in the palace gardens to avoid her guests.

2. Thomas Jefferson:

   Determine never to be idle. No person will have occasion to complain of the want of time who never loses any. It is wonderful how much may be done if we are always doing.

3. Eddie Hearn:

   This is such a huge occasion for boxing, an iconic moment, with the response that we've seen, mainly good and some negative, I guarantee you with curiosity the whole world will be watching this fight.

4. Walter Raleigh:

   All histories do show, and wise politicians do hold it necessary that, for the well-governing of every Commonweal, it behoveth man to presuppose that all men are evil, and will declare themselves so to be when occasion is offered.

5. Colby Neuman:

   There is a mini-season for tornadoes in the late fall months that we do see tornadoes along our coastline on occasion, it is certainly not every year, but every few years we do get one or two.