Synonyms for occasion
əˈkeɪ ʒən

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1. juncture, occasion(noun)

   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

2. affair, occasion, social occasion, function, social function(noun)

   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, mapping

3. occasion(noun)

   reason

   "there was no occasion for complaint"

   Synonyms:
   affair, social occasion, social function, function, juncture

4. occasion(noun)

   the time of a particular event

   "on the occasion of his 60th birthday"

   Synonyms:
   affair, social occasion, social function, function, juncture

5. occasion(verb)

   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. occasion(verb)

   give occasion to

English Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

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.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. occasion(n)

   Synonyms:
   conjuncture, opportunity, occurrence, cause, need, event, reason, necessity, opening, ground

   Antonyms:
   untimeliness, unseasonableness, frustration

2. occasion(v)

   Synonyms:
   cause, make, create

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. occasion(n.)

   Synonyms:
   occurrence, incident, casualty, event

2. occasion(n.)

   Synonyms:
   opportunity, juncture, conjuncture, opening, room, suitable time, favorable time, nick of time, golden opportunity

3. occasion(n.)

   Synonyms:
   necessity, need, exigency

4. occasion(n.)

   Synonyms:
   cause (accidental), ground, reason

5. occasion(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   cause, produce, originate, breed, create, bring about, give rise to, give occasion to, bring to pass, be the cause of

6. occasion(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   induce, influence, persuade, move

PPDB, the paraphrase database(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. List of paraphrases:

   opportunity, chance, time, appropriate, event, reason, 'occasion, moment, case, connection

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