occasions

NOUN

chance

Synonyms

STRONGEST

incident moment opening opportunity possibility time

STRONG

break convenience demand excuse instant need occurrence season shot show use

Antonyms

STRONGEST

misfortune

NOUN

reason, cause

Synonyms

STRONGEST

basis circumstance ground incident purpose

STRONG

antecedent call determinant excuse foundation grounds inducement influence justification motivation motive necessity obligation prompting provocation right warrant

Antonyms

STRONG

discouragement hindrance prevention

NOUN

event, happening

Synonyms

STRONGEST

affair celebration circumstance episode experience incident milestone moment scene thing time

STRONG

go happening instant milepost occurrence while

WEAK

goings-on

VERB

make happen, bring about

Synonyms

STRONG

breed cause create do effect elicit engender evoke generate hatch induce influence inspire move muster originate persuade produce prompt provoke

WEAK

give rise to lead to work up

Antonyms

STRONG

destroy discourage dissuade end fail finish halt hinder neglect prevent repress result ruin stop suppress

Example Sentences

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On both of those occasions tech stocks suffered a multi-month correction.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 25, 2026

According to the researchers, these ancient humans brought fire into the cave on multiple occasions and maintained it for a period before it eventually went out.

From Science Daily • Jun. 24, 2026

And there were occasions on Sunday, when it appeared like his subsequent acts of contrition had not cut through to the galleries judging by their reactions to him.

From BBC • Jun. 21, 2026

On several occasions, the unit powered down after roughly four hours of use.

From Slate • Jun. 20, 2026

Wasn’t he really a snob, and a fop, and frivolous on serious occasions, as she had once told him during a quarrel?

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig