celebrations

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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Could one movie capture the breadth of emotions around this year’s 250th anniversary celebrations as well as Robert Altman did the Bicentennial?

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026

She has instructed her government ministers to attend the July 4 celebrations in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 27, 2026

The NPS plans to drain the pool once more after Independence Day celebrations on 4 July to "conduct repairs, including assessments and repairing any damage to the lining", Lands said.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026

If the wedding plans come to fruition, it could be a huge weekend in New York, with July 4 celebrations culminating in a huge fireworks show, and World Cup action scheduled for July 5.

From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026

Ditshabe and his uncles were ordered to go the cattle post and choose thirty head of cattle to bring back for the celebrations.

From "The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa" by Alexander Mccall Smith