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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Celebration, unity, representation - this is the message that singer and Bollywood star Nora Fatehi says she's going to bring to Canada's World Cup opening ceremony.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

The lead single, Celebration, takes that energy to the dancefloor while redefining the group's definition of fearlessness.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

LFLA’s Centennial Celebration continues with an architecture program in May, and an attempt to build the world’s largest pop-up book at the library in July.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

Public Library — drew a sold-out crowd of more than 3,000 attendees, this year’s edition, A Century of Light, will welcome even more guests as part of LFLA’s Centennial Celebration.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

On the first day of the Centennial Celebration the town began to fill up with merrymakers and the curious.

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck

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