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Synonyms for occasion
əˈkeɪ ʒənoc·ca·sion
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
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, springAntonyms:
consequence, creation, development, effect, end, end, event, fruit, issue, outcome, outgrowth, product, resultPreposition:
The cause of the disaster; cause for interference.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
occasionnoun
Synonyms:
conjuncture, opportunity, occurrence, cause, need, event, reason, necessity, opening, groundAntonyms:
untimeliness, unseasonableness, frustrationoccasionverb
Princeton's WordNet
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, joinaffair, 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, mappingoccasionnoun
reason
"there was no occasion for complaint"
Synonyms:
affair, social occasion, social function, function, junctureoccasionnoun
the time of a particular event
"on the occasion of his 60th birthday"
Synonyms:
affair, social occasion, social function, function, junctureoccasionverb
an opportunity to do something
"there was never an occasion for her to demonstrate her skill"
Synonyms:
affair, social occasion, social function, function, junctureoccasionverb
give occasion to
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
occasionnoun
Synonyms:
occurrence, incident, casualty, eventoccasionnoun
Synonyms:
opportunity, juncture, conjuncture, opening, room, suitable time, favorable time, nick of time, golden opportunityoccasionnoun
occasionnoun
occasionverb
Synonyms:
cause, produce, originate, breed, create, bring about, give rise to, give occasion to, bring to pass, be the cause ofoccasionverb
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "occasion":
opportunity, chance, time, appropriate, event, reason, 'occasion, moment, case, connection
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#50 | time | |
#61 | use | |
#132 | make | |
#183 | need | |
#197 | map | |
#207 | part | |
#241 | office | |
#287 | case | |
#307 | power | |
#419 | source | |
#420 | author | |
#439 | join | |
#568 | create | |
#624 | event | |
#823 | thing | |
#853 | function | |
#1067 | condition | |
#1093 | role | |
#1152 | appropriate | |
#1211 | matter | |
#1223 | cause | |
#1246 | reason | |
#1249 | spring | |
#1258 | purpose | |
#1327 | connection | |
#1346 | ground | |
#1358 | opportunity | |
#1441 | agent | |
#1753 | former | |
#1885 | chance | |
#2082 | joint | |
#2230 | procedure | |
#2258 | moment | |
#2265 | opening | |
#2518 | origin | |
#2589 | designer | |
#3725 | mapping | |
#4288 | actor | |
#4523 | involvement | |
#5269 | routine | |
#5463 | occasion | |
#5715 | creator | |
#6203 | junction | |
#8063 | fountain | |
#9308 | necessity | |
#9403 | occurrence | |
#9420 | affair | |
#10032 | liaison | |
#13982 | crossroads | |
#16696 | precedent | |
#16875 | motive | |
#18966 | subroutine | |
#19983 | originator | |
#20144 | intimacy | |
#22090 | amour | |
#22523 | articulation | |
#32060 | causation | |
#34046 | causality | |
#42046 | juncture | |
#44502 | antecedent | |
#67601 | subprogram | |
#76480 | affaire | |
#190706 | conjuncture |
How to use occasion in a sentence?
Happiness is there when you love everyone, serve in every occasion, and judge no one.
My heart goes out to the families. This is an unimaginable tragedy. I hope we can all rise to the occasion and wrap our arms around the families, the affected children and school personnel and this community.
We pray that for the sake of peace and safety and international relations that you rise to (the) occasion, and wrest control of the criminal investigation from the hands of county prosecutors in Washington state.
So many of my clients are true romantics that come to this town celebrating a special occasion: an engagement, anniversary or birthday.
It really took me by surprise, i sat there trying to think back on the whole occasion and work out if Id done something to deserve that.
Translations for occasion
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- فرصة, مناسبةArabic
- zapříčinit, příležitostCzech
- behov, foranledige, grund, begivenhed, anledning, forårsage, lejlighedDanish
- Gelegenheit, AnlassGerman
- ocasiónSpanish
- abagune, aukeraBasque
- فرصتPersian
- aihe, tapahtuma, sattumus, tarve, tilaisuus, syyFinnish
- occasionFrench
- adhbharaichScottish Gaelic
- alkalomHungarian
- occasioneItalian
- הִזדַמְנוּתHebrew
- 場合Japanese
- 기회Korean
- forårsake, avstedkommeNorwegian
- noodzaak, behoefte, gelegenheid, aanleiding, veroorzaken, gebeurtenis, voorvalDutch
- ocasiãoPortuguese
- hazard, favorabilă, ocazie, situație, întâmplareRomanian
- событие, повод, возможность, раз, случайRussian
- händelse, tillfälle, behov, tillfällighet, skälSwedish
- விழாவில்Tamil
- موقعUrdu
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