Definitions

celebration

[sel-uh-brey-shuhn] / ˌsɛl əˈbreɪ ʃən /

NOUN

commemoration of occasion, achievement

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anniversary bash birthday ceremony festival festivity gala jubilee observance party performance spree triumph

STRONG

blast blowout carousal conviviality fete frolic gaiety glorification hilarity honoring hoopla hullabaloo jollification joviality jubilation keeping magnification memorialization merriment merrymaking recognition remembrance revelry saturnalia solemnization

WEAK

wingding

Antonyms

STRONGEST

failure

STRONG

sadness

Example Sentences

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When French referee Clement Turpin signalled the end of an incident-filled quarter-final win in Miami, Thomas Tuchel's exhausted players sank to their knees in celebration after being taken to extra-time by Norway.

From BBC • Jul. 12, 2026

"We're all rooting for Erling Haaland," said Marie, an American woman attending a Norwegian celebration in Miami, Florida.

From BBC • Jul. 11, 2026

French President Emmanuel Macron, who announced the historic loan last year, hailed the transfer as a celebration of Franco-British relations.

From Barron's • Jul. 10, 2026

Here it’s nearby — a nicely realized little movie town to which the whole family will sometimes repair, to shop, raise a church or join in a Founders Day celebration.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 9, 2026

It wouldn’t be some generic babyish birthday celebration, with cupcakes for the whole class, like you did in elementary school.

From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee

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