happening

The word “happening” has 3 syllables: hap-pen-ing

It's pronounced as /ˈhæp.ən.ɪŋ/

What is synonym and antonym for happening?

In the thesaurus, “happening” has 216 synonyms and 61 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for happening along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for happening

a la mode
aboil
abounding
abubble
abuzz
accident
achievement
act
action
adventure
affair
alive
animated
arising
astir
au courant
baptism
befalling
being
betiding
big
breaking
brisk
bustling
busy
buzzing
case
celebrated
chance
chancing
chic
chichi
circumstance
classy
co-occurrence
coincidence
coming
coming about
coming down
coming off
coming to pass
coming up
cooking
cool
crisis
crowd-pleasing
crowded
dandyish
dapper
dashing
deed
desirable
developing
doggish
doggy
doing
downtown
dressy
du jour
dudish
edgy
elegant
emergency
emprise
enterprise
episode
escapade
event
exclusive
expedition
experience
exploit
exploration
fabled
fabulous
faddish
faddy
falling out
famed
famous
fashionable
favorite
feat
flashy
flossy
flourishing
fluke
following
foppish
freak
fresh
funky
gallant
gest
geste
go
going down
going off
going on
graceful
handsome
hap
happenchance
happenstance
happing
haut
haute
hip
hopping
hot
humming
important
in
incident
intervening
juncture
kicky
kinetic
landmark
large
lark
leading
legendary
liked
lively
majestic
materializing
milepost
milestone
mission
modish
natty
news
nobby
notable
noted
notorious
occasion
occurrence
occurring
ordeal
outstanding
overflowing
page
passing
performance
phenomenon
ploy
pop
popular
popularized
populous
posh
preferred
proceeding
prominent
quest
rakish
red-hot
refined
remarkable
renowned
resulting
rising
risk
ritzy
rousing
sassy
saucy
scene
selected
semipopular
sharp
significant
smart
snappy
sophisticated
spiffy
spruce
stately
stirring
stunt
stylish
supercool
swank
swanky
swarming
swell
swish
tasteful
teeming
test
thing
thriving
thronging
tidings
time
transpiring
trendy
trial
tribulation
turning out
turning point
ultrachic
ultracool
ultrahip
ultraposh
ultrasmart
ultrasophisticated
understated
venture
vibrant
vogue
voguish
wanted
well-known

Antonyms for happening

anonymous
asleep
bore
bummer
bust
cheesy
dead
despised
detested
disheveled
dishevelled
disliked
dowdy
downer
drag
frowsy
frowzy
graceless
hated
inactive
inconspicuous
indistinguished
inelegant
insignificant
lifeless
messy
method
mussy
nameless
obscure
out
outmoded
plan
rejected
rumpled
shabby
sleazy
sleepy
sloppy
slovenly
styleless
system
tacky
tasteless
trashy
unattractive
unbecoming
unchic
uncool
unexceptional
unfashionable
unhandsome
unimportant
unkempt
unknown
unmodish
unpopular
unstylish
untidy
washed-up
wrinkled

Meanings of happening

verb
1. To occur or take place.
2. To happen to; to befall.
3. (with infinitive) To do or occur by chance or unexpectedly.
4. (followed by on or upon) To encounter by chance.
adjective
1. (of a place) Busy, lively; vibrant, dynamic; fashionable.
2. (of a person or product) Trendy, up-to-the-minute.
noun
1. Something that happens.
2. A spontaneous or improvised event, especially one that involves audience participation.

Example Sentences

Something unusual is happening outside.
She couldn't believe what was happening before her eyes.
There's a big event happening downtown tonight.
I had no idea what was happening until it was over.
The kids were excited about everything happening at the fair.

On this page you'll find 277 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to happening, such as: a la mode, aboil, abounding, abubble, abuzz, accident, achievement.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.