occasion

The word “occasion” has 3 syllables: oc-ca-sion

It's pronounced as /əˈkeɪʒən/

What is synonym and antonym for occasion?

In the thesaurus, “occasion” has 171 synonyms and 70 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for occasion

accident
achievement
advance
adventure
affair
alpha and omega
antecedent
basis
be-all and end-all
beget
begin
bit
break
breed
bring
bring about
bring forth
bring on
call
catalyze
causality
causation
cause
celebration
chance
circumstance
co-occurrence
coincidence
consideration
convenience
create
crisis
cultivate
decide
deed
demand
determinant
determine
develop
do
draw on
effect
effectuate
elicit
emergency
enact
encourage
engender
episode
establish
event
evoke
excuse
experience
exploit
factor
father
feat
flash
fluke
forward
foster
found
foundation
freak
further
generate
give rise to
go
goings-on
ground
grounds
hap
happenchance
happening
happenstance
hatch
impetus
inaugurate
incentive
incident
induce
inducement
influence
initiate
innovate
inspiration
inspire
instant
instigation
institute
introduce
invoke
jiffy
juncture
justification
landmark
launch
lead to
make
milepost
milestone
minute
moment
mother
motivation
motive
move
muster
necessity
need
news
nourish
nurture
obligation
occurrence
opening
opportunity
origin
originate
page
pass
persuade
phenomenon
pioneer
play
possibility
produce
promote
prompt
prompting
provocation
provoke
purpose
reason
render
right
room
root
scene
season
second
set
set up
shake
shot
show
source
space
spawn
spell
split second
spring
start
stimulus
stretch
thing
tidings
time
trice
turn out
turning point
twinkle
use
warrant
way
while
wink
work
work up
yield

Antonyms for occasion

abolish
aftereffect
aftermath
arrest
by-product
can
check
conclusion
consequence
control
corollary
crush
curb
dampen
demolish
denouement
destroy
development
discourage
discouragement
dissuade
effect
end
extinguish
fail
fate
finish
fruit
halt
hinder
hindrance
impede
inhibit
issue
kill
limit
liquidate
misfortune
neglect
outcome
outgrowth
prevent
prevention
product
put down
quash
quell
quench
ramification
repercussion
repress
restrain
restrict
result
resultant
retard
ruin
sequel
sequence
side effect
side reaction
smother
squash
squelch
stifle
still
stop
subdue
suppress
upshot

Meanings of occasion

noun
1. A favorable opportunity; a convenient or timely chance.
2. The time when something happens.
3. An occurrence or state of affairs which causes some event or reaction; a motive or reason.
4. Something which causes something else; a cause.
5. An occurrence or incident.
6. A particular happening; an instance or time when something occurred.
7. Need; requirement, necessity.
8. A special event or function.
9. A reason or excuse; a motive; a persuasion.
verb
1. To cause; to produce; to induce.

Example Sentences

On this special occasion, we celebrate the achievements of our graduates.
His birthday was the perfect occasion to gather friends and family for a joyful celebration.
I'll wear my best suit for the occasion to make a good impression.
The President's speech was fitting for the solemn occasion of the memorial service.
We only see each other on rare occasions, but when we do, it's always memorable.

On this page you'll find 241 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to occasion, such as: abolish, accident, achievement, advance, adventure, affair, aftereffect.

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