Antonyms for occasion
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : uh-key-zhuhn |
| Phonetic Transcription : əˈkeɪ ʒən |
Definition of occasion
Origin :- late 14c., "opportunity; grounds for action, state of affairs that makes something else possible; a happening, occurrence," from Old French ochaison, ocasion "cause, reason, excuse, pretext; opportunity" (13c.) or directly from Latin occasionem (nominative occasio) "opportunity, appropriate time," in Late Latin "cause," from occasum, occasus, past participle of occidere "fall down, go down," from ob "down, away" (see ob-) + cadere "to fall" (see case (n.1)). The notion is of a "falling together," or juncture, of circumstances.
- noun chance
- noun reason, cause
- noun event, happening
- verb make happen, bring about
- I had a warm regard for your father, and shall be glad to help your mother if there is any occasion.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- To Alec Haskell I shall in this discourse again have occasion to refer.
- Extract from : « 'Tis Sixty Years Since » by Charles Francis Adams
- I never had occasion to check or to use an angry word to one of my party.
- Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
- We are not now about to give him any idle panegyric on the occasion.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- It must have been written for the occasion, for the sentiment of it was in accordance with the prayer.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- I beg your pardon, dear Madam, and your patience with me on such an occasion as this.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- You shall all have your directions in writing, if there be occasion.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- I am afraid you will condemn my warmth: But does not the occasion require it?
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- The young Tory's first election address was delivered upon this occasion.
- Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
- I went with a very cheerful aspect: but had occasion soon to change it.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
Synonyms for occasion
- affair
- antecedent
- basis
- break
- breed
- call
- cause
- celebration
- circumstance
- convenience
- create
- demand
- determinant
- do
- effect
- elicit
- engender
- episode
- evoke
- excuse
- experience
- foundation
- generate
- give rise to
- go
- goings-on
- ground
- grounds
- happening
- hatch
- incident
- induce
- inducement
- influence
- inspire
- instant
- justification
- lead to
- milepost
- milestone
- moment
- motivation
- motive
- move
- muster
- necessity
- need
- obligation
- occurrence
- opening
- opportunity
- originate
- persuade
- possibility
- produce
- prompt
- prompting
- provocation
- provoke
- purpose
- right
- scene
- season
- shot
- show
- thing
- time
- use
- warrant
- while
- work up
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