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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He mentioned that she had tried to get him fired on two distinct occasions.

From Slate • Jun. 16, 2026

This resulted in both John Stones and Dan Burn getting unmarked headers towards goal on two different occasions against New Zealand.

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026

London has said such ships are suspected of damaging undersea cables in the Baltic Sea on several occasions.

From Barron's • Jun. 14, 2026

Combat Sports Anti-Doping officials were unable to locate McGregor for testing on the day the fight was canceled, and he missed tests on two subsequent occasions.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

He carried smelling salts in his pocket for such occasions.

From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye