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Definitions

jubilee

[joo-buh-lee, joo-buh-lee] / ˈdʒu bəˌli, ˌdʒu bəˈli /
NOUN
anniversary
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ceremony commemoration festival holiday
STRONG
recurrence
WEAK
feast day red-letter day
NOUN
carnival
Synonyms
STRONG
bacchanal carousal circus conviviality exposition fair feasting festival fete fiesta frolic gala heyday jamboree jollification masquerade merrymaking orgy ragbag revelry rout saturnalia spree
WEAK
Mardi Gras amusement park carny grind show side show street fair
NOUN
celebration
Synonyms
STRONGEST
anniversary bash birthday ceremony festival festivity gala 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
NOUN
festival
Synonyms
STRONGEST
anniversary commemoration competition fair feast gala holiday
STRONG
carnival entertainment festivities fete fiesta merrymaking treat
WEAK
field day
NOUN
holiday
Synonyms
STRONGEST
anniversary break celebration feast festival festivity gala layoff recess vacation
STRONG
fete fiesta leave liberty
WEAK
day of rest few days off gone fishing holy day long weekend red-letter day saint's day
NOUN
jamboree
Synonyms
STRONGEST
shindig
STRONG
bash blowout ceremony convention festival gathering hoopla party rally revelry
WEAK
wingding
NOUN
triumph
Synonyms
STRONGEST
celebration joy pride
STRONG
elation exultation festivity jubilance jubilation merriment rejoicing reveling
WEAK
exultance
Antonyms
WEAK
sadness sorrow unhappiness
NOUN
wassail
Synonyms
STRONG
bash blast blowout carousal ceremony festival festivity frolic gala hoopla hullabaloo joviality merriment merrymaking party revelry shindig spree
WEAK
wingding

Example Sentences

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If Francis had a byword for his papacy, it was “mercy,” which he made the theme of a special jubilee year starting in 2015.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

During the visit next Wednesday and Thursday Charles and Camilla will join Leo in celebrations to mark the current special jubilee year, held every 25 years, the palace statement said.

From Barron's • Oct. 17, 2025

The door only opens once in 25 years to mark the Roman Catholic Church's jubilee years.

From BBC • Sep. 6, 2025

The jubilee year kicked off with the Pope opening the usually bricked-up Holy Door at St Peter's Basilica on 24 December.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2025

So the jubilee was celebrated without the attendance of any members of the family.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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