Synonyms for event

noun

1. Anything that happens

   occurrence, happening, episode, incident, circumstance, affair, phenomenon, development, function, transaction, experience, appearance, turn, tide, shift, phase, accident, chance, pass, ceremony, juncture, conjuncture, situation, proceeding, advent, story, case, matter, occasion, media event, nonevent*.

2. A notable happening

   accident, catastrophe, mishap, mischance, mistake, experience, milestone, landmark, triumph, coincidence, miracle, adventure, holiday, wonder, marvel, celebration, crisis, predicament, exigency, misfortune, situation, calamity, disaster, emergency, something to write home about*; see also disaster, holiday 1, wonder 2.

3. A performance

   final event, main event, preliminary event, attraction, contest, competition, bout, joust, display, performance, happening, spectacle, play, drama, match, game, meet, exhibition, curtain raiser; see also performance 2.

4. An outcome

   effect, issue, conclusion; see result.

in any event

in the event of <strong>or</strong> that