occasions

Part of Speech:

All (4) Noun (3) Verb (1)

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chance n.
reason, cause n.
event, happening n.
make happen, bring about v.

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

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occasions

Chief Executive Scott Boatwright said the company would focus on menu innovation, deepening engagement with Chipotle rewards and expanding opportunities to serve more group occasions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

Morrison has visited Kaye’s courtroom on several occasions and watched him build connections with clients.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026

But tech titan Elon Musk has taken to X on multiple occasions to criticize the film, which in his opinion "desecrated" the story.

From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026

These fragments provided strong evidence that the bone had been used to strike, reshape and maintain stone tools on multiple occasions.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 27, 2026

I look at my shoes, polished up nice the way my grandpa used to insist for formal occasions.

From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon