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

By the centennial in 1876, public celebrations of the Revolution seldom mentioned external assistance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

It is not just the nation's capital that is hosting events to celebrate America's semiquincentennial, there will be celebrations across the country.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

Local authorities were also ordered to take stray dogs off the streets and many events were cancelled, including exams, graduation ceremonies, festivals, concerts, entertainment and celebrations for the summit week.

From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026

The celebrations ceased immediately as the crew saw their commander's expression.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir