celebration

[sel-uh-brey-shuhn] / ˌsɛl əˈbreɪ ʃən /

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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Local organisers in Seattle have designated the World Cup match between Egypt and Iran at Lumen Field on 26 June as the centre of celebrations of the LGBTQ+ community.

From BBC

If you clearly communicated what the celebration would entail, then they knew what they were signing up for before they agreed to travel for it.

From MarketWatch

The entire wider family of 17 people will now gather for a full celebration on Christmas Day.

From BBC

It produced a viral moment of pure celebration, even if some felt it might have been too bombastic and insulting to Dommaraju.

From The Wall Street Journal

It was there that some worse-for-wear England players ended their celebrations of a win over New Zealand with a late-night meal.

From BBC

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