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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The Skirball’s exhibit arrives as punk commemoration is in the air, with 50th anniversary celebrations and tie-ins happening across the country, including the Sex Pistols’ upcoming tour.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

During City's homecoming celebrations at Manchester's Albert Hall on Sunday, fans chanted "we want Bunny to stay".

From BBC • May 18, 2026

United's celebrations were muted as Forest's players complained to referee Michael Sailisbury.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

This year's celebrations featured no military hardware for the first time in nearly two decades.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

Ahead, beyond the curve of the path, they could already hear music—flutes and fiddles—from the gathering place where celebrations were held.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry