Thesaurus / occasion
FEEDBACK- basis
- circumstance
- ground
- incident
- purpose
- antecedent
- call
- determinant
- excuse
- foundation
- grounds
- inducement
- influence
- justification
- motivation
- motive
- necessity
- obligation
- prompting
- provocation
- right
- warrant
- affair
- celebration
- circumstance
- episode
- experience
- incident
- milestone
- moment
- scene
- thing
- time
- go
- happening
- instant
- milepost
- occurrence
- while
- goings-on
- breed
- cause
- create
- do
- effect
- elicit
- engender
- evoke
- generate
- hatch
- induce
- influence
- inspire
- move
- muster
- originate
- persuade
- produce
- prompt
- provoke
- give rise to
- lead to
- work up
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antonyms for occasion
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- destroy
- discourage
- dissuade
- end
- fail
- finish
- halt
- hinder
- neglect
- prevent
- repress
- result
- ruin
- stop
- suppress
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For a special occasion, or in the company of wine lovers, this is an exquisite pick.
YOU SHOULD BE DRINKING GROWER CHAMPAGNEJORDAN MICHELMANFEBRUARY 11, 2021EATERSo, for now, set your sights on a special occasion and plan it out together with your partner.
HOW TO CELEBRATE VALENTINE’S DAY IN A PANDEMICSARA KILEY WATSONFEBRUARY 10, 2021POPULAR-SCIENCEStaff also testified that they saw women leave Salsman’s office “in tears or distress” on multiple occasions.
A DISTRICT ATTORNEY SEXUALLY ASSAULTED ABUSE VICTIMS ON HIS OFFICE DESK, AUTHORITIES SAID. THEN HE ALLEGEDLY PRESSURED THEM TO LIE ABOUT IT.KATIE SHEPHERDFEBRUARY 5, 2021WASHINGTON POSTWhether the occasion calls for dinner and drinks after indulging in Sundance’s best films or lunch before hitting the slopes, Park City’s restaurants do it all.
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BEYOND MEAT AND PEPSI ARE TEAMING UP TO MAKE PLANT-BASED SNACKS AND DRINKSDYLAN MATTHEWSJANUARY 27, 2021VOXShe hated it and reminds me of that fact every gift-giving occasion.
MISS MANNERS: STOP TRYING TO PLEASE ABUSIVE PARENTJUDITH MARTIN, NICHOLAS MARTIN, JACOBINA MARTINJANUARY 27, 2021WASHINGTON POSTOn nearly every occasion in the simulation when a planet remained habitable for 3 billion years, it was partly down to luck.
IT’S A COSMIC MIRACLE THAT LIFE ON EARTH’S LASTED THIS LONGBY TOBY TYRRELL/THE CONVERSATIONJANUARY 25, 2021POPULAR-SCIENCEI’ve had it happen on a couple occasions in America, but not to that level of severity that quickly.
INSIDE THE CAPITOL: A PHOTOGRAPHER’S VIEW OF AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM UNDER SIEGEABIGAIL ABRAMSJANUARY 8, 2021TIMEWORDS RELATED TO OCCASION
- activated
- actualized
- break ground
- broke the ice
- brought about
- brought to passed
- caused
- commenced
- created
- did
- drove
- effected
- embarked on
- entered on
- entered upon
- established
- eventuated
- found
- gave birth to
- gave impulse
- generated
- get went
- impelled
- inaugurated
- induced
- initiated
- instigated
- instituted
- introduced
- launched
- lay foundation for
- led
- made
- made active
- motivated
- mounted
- occasioned
- opened
- originated
- plunged into
- prepared
- produced
- set about
- set in motion
- set up
- triggered
- undertook
- went ahead
- went into
- activate
- actualize
- break ground
- break the ice
- bring about
- bring to pass
- cause
- commence
- create
- do
- drive
- effect
- embark on
- enter on
- enter upon
- establish
- eventuate
- found
- generate
- get going
- give birth to
- give impulse
- go ahead
- go into
- impel
- inaugurate
- induce
- initiate
- instigate
- institute
- introduce
- launch
- lay foundation for
- lead
- make
- make active
- motivate
- mount
- occasion
- open
- originate
- plunge into
- prepare
- produce
- set about
- set in motion
- set up
- trigger
- undertake
- activates
- actualizes
- break ground
- breaks the ice
- brings about
- brings to passes
- causes
- commences
- creates
- does
- drives
- effects
- embarks on
- enters on
- enters upon
- establishes
- eventuates
- finds
- generates
- get goes
- gives birth to
- gives impulse
- goes ahead
- goes into
- impels
- inaugurates
- induces
- initiates
- instigates
- institutes
- introduces
- launches
- leads
- lies foundation for
- makes
- makes active
- motivates
- mounts
- occasions
- opens
- originates
- plunges into
- prepares
- produces
- sets about
- sets in motion
- sets up
- triggers
- undertakes
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.