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. William Torrey Harris:

   Our schools have been scientifically designed to prevent over-education from happening. ... The average American (should be) content with their humble role in life, because they're not tempted to think about any other role.

2. Jonathan Tasini:

   It's both astonishing and understandable, the understandable part is, too many journalists are too enthralled with conventional wisdom and establishment thinking. They just repeat things without any notion of what's happening on the ground.

3. Mike Huskins:

   If he was tied up ... maybe something like that was happening, i don't know ... maybe he was tied up. I pray to God she's not going through horror.

4. Joe Biden:

   I know news about what is happening can seem alarming to all Americans. What I want you to know, we're going to be okay. We're going to be OK.

5. Tom Werner:

   The idea that you could go 100 percent (clean energy) in 10 years would require a lot of things happening perfectly, simultaneously, you'd have to have bipartisan support, 52-state support.