Synonyms for celebration
ˌsɛl əˈbreɪ ʃəncel·e·bra·tion

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1. celebration

   Synonyms:
   commemoration, solemnization, observance

   Antonyms:
   oblivion, inobservance, obsolescence, desuetude

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1. celebration, jubilationnoun

   a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event

   Synonyms:
   exultation, jubilancy, jubilance, solemnization, rejoicing, jubilation, solemnisation, festivity

2. celebration, festivitynoun

   any joyous diversion

   Synonyms:
   solemnisation, solemnization, jubilation, festivity

3. celebration, solemnization, solemnisationnoun

   the public performance of a sacrament or solemn ceremony with all appropriate ritual

   "the celebration of marriage"

   Synonyms:
   solemnisation, solemnization, jubilation, festivity

Matched Categories

1. • Affair
   • Diversion
   • Ritual

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. celebrationnoun

   Synonyms:
   honor, praise, commendation, laudation

2. celebrationnoun

   Synonyms:
   commemoration, solemnization, observation

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1. celebrationnoun

   Synonyms:
   commemoration, observance, solemnization

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1. List of paraphrases for "celebration":

   celebrations, commemoration, observance, celebrate, celebrating, solemnization, holding, celebratory, festivities, ceremony, convening, celebrates, celebración, feast, party, fête, festival, pregunta-contestación

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1. Kate Rubins:

   It's an incredible honor for us to be up here on the 20th anniversary, we all feel very lucky. We'll have a simple dinner celebration. On the ISS, we really enjoy getting together and having dinners. And the three of us will take a nice long view out of cupola to appreciate both Earth and the space station.

2. Travis Leiker:

   She had saved over the course of time, lived responsibly and frugally and gave back quietly without the expectation of much fanfare and recognition, and I think that's the beauty of her story, is that she didn't have this expectation of grand recognition and celebration.

3. Susan Muaddi Darraj:

   They are handmade, and it can take months to make one of these dresses. To see these women showing these off in a moment of pride and celebration, I'm excited and inspired by it, our culture gets misrepresented so often. Portraying our culture in this authentic manner is so important to me.

4. Tom Barrack:

   The amount of funds raised for the inaugural celebration allowed the President to give the American people, those both at home and visiting Washington, a chance to experience the incredible moment in our democracy where we witness the peaceful transition of power, a cornerstone of American democracy.

5. Barack Obama:

   It wasn't a celebration. It was a reflection of the consistent challenge of race in this country and how we can find a path, a better way.