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

From BBC • May 17, 2026

A report noted spending on birthday celebrations, baby showers and crab cakes.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

The report referenced “birthday celebrations, employee appreciations, baby showers, and flowers for a selective few, including executive leadership.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

And yet, their names are mostly absent from the centennial celebrations.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

She guessed she was hearing hundreds of years of parties and celebrations that had been held at this shrine in ancient times, as if the memories had been freed along with the spirits.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan