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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I should know: I was humbled on two separate occasions by his sharp analysis.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

The Kim regime seethed when, on four different occasions between September and January, drones intruded into North Korea’s airspace.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Other times, they can stir controversy and, on rare occasions, even jump-start careers.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

The project has been at the centre of a legal battle for years and construction had been halted on a number of occasions as the company argued its case in court.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

All major decisions were collective occasions, in which advisers, like spokes on a wheel, made contributions, usually in written form.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis