occasions

Part of Speech:

All (4) Noun (3) Verb (1)

Jump To:

chance n.
reason, cause n.
event, happening n.
make happen, bring about v.

NOUN

chance

Synonyms

STRONGEST

incident moment opening opportunity possibility time

STRONG

break convenience demand excuse instant need occurrence season shot show use

Antonyms

STRONGEST

misfortune

NOUN

reason, cause

Synonyms

STRONGEST

basis circumstance ground incident purpose

STRONG

antecedent call determinant excuse foundation grounds inducement influence justification motivation motive necessity obligation prompting provocation right warrant

Antonyms

STRONG

discouragement hindrance prevention

NOUN

event, happening

Synonyms

STRONGEST

affair celebration circumstance episode experience incident milestone moment scene thing time

STRONG

go happening instant milepost occurrence while

WEAK

goings-on

VERB

make happen, bring about

Synonyms

STRONG

breed cause create do effect elicit engender evoke generate hatch induce influence inspire move muster originate persuade produce prompt provoke

WEAK

give rise to lead to work up

Antonyms

STRONG

destroy discourage dissuade end fail finish halt hinder neglect prevent repress result ruin stop suppress

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

occasions

On 10 occasions the two teams have finished as the top two in the Premier League - with four of those times being the Shield winners top and the losers as runners-up.

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026

In other words, the people ordering N/A beer, spirit-free cocktails and alcohol-free sparkling wine are often the exact same people ordering IPAs, martinis and Champagne on different occasions.

From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026

On the rare occasions when he chimed in, it wasn’t to ask Claude about the unintelligible string of equations on his screen.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

Perseverance has observed these events as well, including occasions when Phobos or Deimos passes across the Sun as viewed from the Martian surface.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026

He behaved like this on four quite separate occasions.

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall