occasions

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

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The air was so dry that on several occasions crew members suddenly got nosebleeds.

From The Wall Street Journal

Friends sometimes want to impress on big occasions, and you may find that old irritation returning.

From MarketWatch

There was nothing to suggest that compared with other occasions in recent years, the market timers were becoming unusually exuberant.

From Barron's

The only occasions under Stokes and McCullum when training periods have been longer were on pre-tour camps, like those preceding trips to India and Pakistan.

From BBC

This term, five Premier League sides have won in a single round of fixtures on two separate occasions - before this season the Champions League had never seen five teams from one country achieve that feat.

From BBC