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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Celebrations centred, as they have for more than a century, on the Batu Caves complex on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur.

From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026

Celebrations at the headquarters of Honduras' president-elect Nasry Asfura as election authorities announce the right-wing candidate as the winner.

From Barron's • Dec. 24, 2025

Celebrations broke out in the streets, and courthouses were flooded with newlyweds.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2025

Celebrations included conga lines, bubble machines, dolphins swimming in the ocean alongside them, and sunsets burning orange on the horizon.

From BBC • May 11, 2025

Celebrations are rich and festive—a time for new clothes and money handed to smiling children.

From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi