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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The celebrations were set to continue until the early hours of Wednesday, which is declared a public holiday.

From BBC

Joe Root hopes Harry Brook's 'beer smash' celebration will be "received the right way".

From BBC

Her parents are always friendly and have invited us to their celebrations many times, but Mamá and Papá never want to go.

From Literature

A frowning horse plush has become a viral bestseller ahead of Lunar New Year celebrations for the year of the horse in China.

From BBC

The annual festival will host a celebration of the show’s 50th anniversary, the Paley Center for Media announced Monday.

From Los Angeles Times