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occasionnoun a particular point at which an event takes placeon that occasion, I didn't actually meet your father moment, time flash, instant, jiffy, minute, second, shake, split second, trice, twinkle, winkbit, space, spell, stretch, while a favorable combination of circumstances, time, and placethe substitute violinist rose to the occasion and performed the piece beautifully break, chance, opening, opportunity, room, shot play, wayjuncture, pass someone or something responsible for a resultthe missing money proved to be the occasion of much strife between the two brothers antecedent, causality, causation, cause, reason consideration, determinant, factoralpha and omega, be-all and end-allimpetus, incentive, inspiration, instigation, stimulusmother, origin, root, source, spring aftereffect, aftermath, consequence, corollary, development, effect, fate, fruit, issue, outcome, outgrowth, product, result, resultant, sequel, sequence, upshot ramificationdenouement(also dénouement), repercussionconclusion, endby-product, side effect(also side reaction) something that happensweddings are generally happy occasions affair, circumstance, episode, event, hap, happening, incident, occurrence, thing coincidence, co-occurrence, fluke, freaklandmark, milepost, milestone, page, phenomenon, turning pointadventure, experience, timehappenchance, happenstanceaccident, crisis, emergency, junctureachievement, deed, exploit, featnews, tidings occasionverbto be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)the announcement concerning the change in scheduling occasioned much confusion beget, breed, bring, bring about, bring on, catalyze, cause, create, do, draw on, effect, effectuate, engender, generate, induce, invoke, make, produce, prompt, result (in), spawn, translate (into), work, yield conduce (to), contribute (to)decide, determinebegin, establish, father, found, inaugurate, initiate, innovate, institute, introduce, launch, pioneer, set, set up, startadvance, cultivate, develop, encourage, forward, foster, further, nourish, nurture, promoteenact, render, turn out bring forth, give rise to impede, limit, restrictclamp down (on), crack down (on), crush, dampen, put down, quash, quell, repress, smother, squash, squelch, stifle, subdue, suppressarrest, check, control, curb, inhibit, rein (in), restrain, retardcan(slang), kill, snuff (out), stillabolish, demolish, destroy, extinguish, liquidate, quench in the 14th century |