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

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, 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. Jorge Felix:

   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, we are going to give him a box of Habanos.

2. Man Haron Monis:

   Can we, should we, would we? Clearly, we work on a priority-based system so if somebody is on a national security watch list, then we pay particular attention to them, but on this occasion, this particular individual was not.

3. Justin Gatlin:

   I'll rise to the occasion, when it is time, they are good. They could run with us on the Diamond League.

4. Bruce Schaller:

   It's an occasion for one-handed applause because this should have happened all along.

5. Eric Adams:

   I am deeply humbled to officially take the oath of office at this iconic occasion, and to participate in the transfer of leadership that is a cornerstone of our democracy.