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Noun
▲
A special or noteworthy event, ceremony, or celebration
affair
event
function
celebration
gathering
bash
ceremony
do
happening
party
thrash
experience
jolly
lig
beanfeast
beano
bunfight
social event
social occasion
get-together
knees-up
rave-up
fete
blowout
reception
gala
shindig
soiree
blast
jamboree
more ❯
“The name-giving ceremony is a formal occasion celebrated by feasting and drinking.”
Noun
▲
A particular incident, or the time at which it takes place
incident
moment
occurrence
affair
event
point
time
circumstance
episode
instance
juncture
happening
case
experience
hap
stage
instant
situation
position
scene
spot
goings-on
thing
phenomenon
matter
adventure
eventuality
proceeding
development
business
more ❯
“There was this one occasion where everything he tried would work flawlessly.”
Noun
▲
A suitable or opportune time for doing something
opportunity
chance
opening
break
possibility
room
shot
window
time
contingency
convenience
demand
instant
stage
opportune time
suitable time
right moment
moment
turn
window of opportunity
go
golden opportunity
look-in
show
crack
slot
hour
right set of circumstances
run
favourable time
more ❯
“The controversy provided a rare occasion for agreement between the parties.”
Noun
▲
A need or reason to do or be something
cause
reason
call
excuse
justification
motive
grounds
inducement
necessity
provocation
rationale
antecedent
basis
causality
causation
incentive
need
requirement
foundation
pretext
stimulus
warrant
determinant
explanation
ground
influence
motivation
obligation
prompting
purpose
right
more ❯
“My daughter does not seem to mind your taciturnity, so I suppose I have no occasion to complain.”
Noun
▲
An intention for which something is hoped to be accomplished
purpose
goal
aim
objective
idea
intent
intention
function
object
plan
point
basis
cause
direction
grounds
impetus
justification
mission
motivation
motive
ambition
aspiration
hope
reason
target
design
desire
determination
expectation
focus
meaning
principle
project
prospect
rationality
scheme
significance
view
bourn
bourne
dream
end
ideal
premeditation
pretension
proposal
scope
thing
wish
destination
grail
holy grail
Holy Grail
mind
nirvana
plot
terminus
big idea
ulterior motive
whole idea
why and wherefore
whyfor
more ❯
Noun
▲
An example or single occurrence of something
instance
example
illustration
exemplar
case
sample
exemplification
specimen
prototype
representative
sampling
occurrence
precedent
exponent
situation
typical case
representative case
case in point
case history
relevant instance
example in point
representation
portrayal
model
exhibit
manifestation
demonstration
exhibition
expression
exposition
more ❯
Noun
▲
Very special day
red-letter day
event
turning point
anniversary
day to remember
gala day
holiday
special day
Noun
▲
A length or portion of time
period
age
era
interval
phase
time
date
days
epoch
generation
instant
juncture
patch
point
span
stage
term
bout
chapter
course
cycle
day
interim
moment
run
session
space
spell
stint
stretch
timeline
times
years
aeonUK
duration
eonUS
season
timespan
while
century
episode
extent
interlude
measure
millennium
time frame
time interval
time period
time span
point in history
point in time
moment in time
length of time
period of time
amount of time
interval of time
more ❯
Noun
▲
The basic cause, source, or origin of something
root
origin
source
cause
fountainhead
seed
beginnings
germ
reason
seat
genesis
seedbed
well
wellspring
cradle
font
fountain
radix
spring
derivation
fount
mainspring
inception
motive
provenance
provenience
stem
substratum
starting place
starting point
fons et origo
rock bottom
more ❯
Noun
▲
Opportunity or scope for something to happen or be done
room
scope
leeway
margin
opportunity
capacity
chance
latitude
range
space
allowance
freedom
opening
play
span
avenue
bounds
breadth
compass
depth
possibility
prospect
reach
realm
extent
facility
option
radius
shot
spectrum
more ❯
Noun
▲
A significant moment
honourUK
honorUS
milestone
peak
opportunity
high-water mark
Noun
▲
A significant stage or event in the development of something
milestone
landmark
achievement
breakthrough
event
climacteric
goal
watershed
climax
corner
discovery
highlight
record
major event
critical stage
high point
turning point
decisive point
Noun
▲
An event that happens by chance or that is without apparent or deliberate cause
accident
chance
luck
fortune
fortuity
fate
coincidence
happenstance
fluke
hazard
providence
serendipity
circumstance
hap
contingency
freak
adventure
happening
occurrence
turn
casus
good luck
chance event
twist of fate
happy chance
mere chance
bit of luck
piece of good fortune
bit of good luck
destiny
more ❯
Noun
▲
A period of turmoil in real life
drama
dilemma
turmoil
crisis
predicament
adversity
plight
spectacle
catastrophe
disaster
mess
problem
quandary
trouble
bind
calamity
commotion
conundrum
debacle
difficulty
distress
fiasco
fuss
hardship
havoc
imbroglio
incident
mire
quagmire
setback
tragedy
trauma
tribulation
upheaval
adventure
affair
affliction
blow
business
cataclysm
circumstance
complication
disturbance
emergency
jam
melodrama
misfortune
mishap
perplexity
pickle
pinch
row
scene
tension
entanglement
excitement
exigency
fracas
hell
horror
muddle
sensation
shambles
thrill
farce
to-do
dire straits
hang-up
tight spot
spot of bother
difficult situation
hard times
tight corner
tight situation
awkward situation
bad news
hot water
problematic situation
sorry condition
sticky situation
more ❯
Noun
▲
A religious or other solemn ceremony or act
rite
ceremonial
ceremony
observance
ritual
act
custom
form
formality
liturgy
practice
procedure
sacrament
service
solemnity
celebration
communion
convention
mystery
office
order
ordinance
performance
tradition
usage
worship
habit
institution
routine
Sacrament
formal procedure
more ❯
Noun
▲
Luck, or the quality of being lucky
luckiness
luck
fortune
break
serendipity
fortunateness
fluke
blessing
godsend
kismet
windfall
opportunity
advantage
prosperity
stroke
weal
karma
lucky break
good luck
run of luck
big break
streak of luck
chance
fortuity
providence
Lady Luck
stroke of luck
advantageousness
felicity
boon
more ❯
Noun
▲
An event or statement that provides the impulse for an occurrence
signal
cue
prompt
impetus
stimulus
incentive
impulse
nod
go-ahead
green light
command
instruction
bidding
will
directive
mandate
dictate
commandment
charge
decree
direction
order
edict
behest
imperative
authorizationUS
authorisationUK
okay
injunction
word
ukase
say-so
high sign
thumbs up
tip-off
Noun
▲
A subject matter or general area of interest
topic
issue
matter
question
subject
point
theme
argument
concern
content
discussion
field
text
thesis
case
concept
essence
focus
gist
motif
motive
proposition
subject matter
thread
affair
area
business
contention
division
idea
item
keynote
material
motion
problem
proposal
resolution
thought
head
leitmotif
situation
substance
talking point
theorem
moot point
bone of contention
field of inquiry
matter at hand
matter in hand
matter in question
matter of contention
point at issue
point in question
principal object
area under discussion
field of reference
more ❯
Noun
▲
The state of being possible
possibility
potential
feasibility
potentiality
practicability
prospect
achievability
capability
capacity
plausibility
probability
chances
conceivability
likelihood
odds
workableness
attainability
attainableness
likeliness
opportunity
circumstance
instance
occurrence
play
scope
shot
stab
prayer
toss-up
outside chance
what it takes
more ❯
Noun
▲
An exhibition to promote particular products
fair
display
exhibition
exposition
show
exhibit
expo
demonstration
presentation
showing
spectacle
demo
extravaganza
celebration
centennial
observance
pageant
trade event
trade fair
showcase
convention
parade
retrospective
representation
carnival
world fair
circus
county fair
performance
viewing
more ❯
Noun
▲
A requirement for something
need
demand
requirement
urgency
necessity
use
wish
call
desire
hunger
imperative
longing
requisite
urge
yearning
covetousness
craving
eagerness
exigency
fervourUK
fervorUS
hankering
lust
market
pining
predilection
proclivity
propensity
thirst
absence
appetite
aspiration
cry out
dearth
deficit
desideratum
dream
lustfulness
needfulness
scantiness
scarceness
scarcity
exigence
inclination
necessitude
passion
support
ambition
drive
drought
expectation
fancy
focus
strong interest
more ❯
Verb
▲
To make happen or bring about
cause
create
produce
prompt
effect
engender
generate
induce
make
breed
elicit
evoke
provoke
arouse
beget
effectuate
inspire
originate
bring
catalyseUK
catalyzeUS
invoke
precipitate
spawn
work
yield
influence
trigger
do
hatch
move
muster
bring about
bring on
give rise to
result in
lead to
draw on
call forth
make for
stir up
translate into
spark off
work up
make happen
more ❯
“Her tears were evidently enough to occasion a change of heart on his part.”
Verb
▲
To be relevant or important to
involve
concern
affect
implicate
touch
cover
encompass
entail
impact
include
reference
embroil
enmesh
entangle
appertain to
apply to
be about
bear on
bear upon
be regarding
be relevant to
concern itself with
deal with
go into
go over
have a bearing on
impact on
look into
pertain to
refer to
relate to
touch on
be applicable to
be connected with
be in connection with
delve into
have relevance for
have to do with
point to
more ❯
Verb
▲
To require or be necessary for a given situation or task
call for
require
necessitate
demand
need
involve
entail
warrant
exact
justify
lack
be in need of
cry out for
make necessary
be grounds for
be a justification for
be a reason for
want
ask for
take
challenge
claim
Verb
▲
To have as a feature or consequence
carry
entail
involve
comprehend
contain
embrace
encompass
have
include
number
subsume
demand
require
incorporate
take in
lead to
result in
have as a consequence
mean
impose
stipulate
command
concern
oblige
cover
implicate
warrant
comprise
engage
necessitate
more ❯
Verb
▲
To make happen or bring about
incur
experience
sustain
suffer
acquire
encounter
contract
gain
earn
arouse
draw
get
invite
induce
provoke
collect
attract
cause
catch
deserve
obtain
run up
meet with
bring on
bring upon oneself
bring upon yourself
give rise to
lay oneself open to
be liable to
be subjected to
be subject to
bring down on
come in for
expose yourself to
more ❯
Verb
▲
To obligate to do something
force
compel
drive
make
pressure
coerce
constrain
oblige
press
impel
necessitate
dragoon
pressuriseUK
pressurizeUS
railroad
strong-arm
browbeat
obligate
overcome
push
steamroller
urge
blackjack
bludgeon
bully
cause
charge
impress
menace
muscle
sandbag
terroriseUK
terrorizeUS
bulldoze
command
demand
enforce
foist
impose
order
apply
bind
blackmail
burden
choke
concuss
conscript
contract
enjoin
insist
move
obtrude
require
urge by force
use duress on
use force on
exert force on
bear down
bring pressure to bear on
pin down
put the bite on
tighten the screws on
twist someone's arm
bear hard on
press-gang
put screws to
put squeeze on
use strong-arm tactics on
put the squeeze on
put the screws on
bring pressure to bear upon
force one's hand
more ❯
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