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

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celebrations

The story - or myth - goes, that following their last win in 1951 the Mayo team's boisterous celebrations on an open-back lorry interrupted a funeral in the village of Foxford.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

More than 2,200 police officers had been deployed for this year’s Pride celebrations before Saturday night’s attack.

From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2026

Key details: The U.S. got a temporary boost in July from the World Cup and celebrations tied to America’s 250th birthday.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026

Outside the stadium, bars, beaches and Metro stations became theaters of drama and triumph, culminating in hours-long revelry all throughout the city at after-parties and postgame celebrations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

The drumming would come next, and, after the storytelling, this was Amari’s favorite part of her village’s celebrations.

From "Copper Sun" by Sharon M. Draper