Another word for occasion
occasion
n.
An event
occurrence, incident, happening; see event 1, 2.
An opportunity
chance, excuse, opening; see opportunity 1, possibility 2.
A time
An (immediate) cause
prompting, incident, antecedent; see cause 1, 3, circumstance 1.
once in a while, sometimes, occasionally, at certain times; see hardly, seldom.
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Another word for occasion
Something that happens:
circumstance, event, happening, incident, occurrence, thing. See happenThe general point at which an event occurs:
time. Idiom: point in time. See timeSomething significant that happens:
circumstance, development, episode, event, happening, incident, news, occurrence, thing. See happenA favorable or advantageous combination of circumstances:
break, chance, opening, opportunity. (Informal) shot. See luckThat which produces an effect:
antecedent, cause. See startThat which provides a reason or justification:
call, cause, ground (often used in plural), justification, necessity, reason, wherefore, why. Idiom: why and wherefore. See startA large or important social gathering:
affair, celebration, festivity, fete, function, gala, party, soiree. (Informal) do. (Slang) bash. See group, work
To be the cause of:
bring, bring about, bring on, cause, effect, effectuate, generate, induce, ingenerate, lead to, make, result in, secure, set off, stir1 (up), touch off, trigger. Idioms: bring to pass (or effect), give rise to. See startTo be a proper or sufficient occasion for:
call for, justify, warrant. See right
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