happening
nounHow many syllables in happening?
There are 3 syllables in the word happening.How to pronounce happening:
Definition of happening:
- happening (noun):
- an event that happens.
- something that happens occurrence
- an event that often occurs in a way that is unexpected or hard to explain
Synonyms for happening:
accident
accompaniment
adventure
affair
alteration
appearance
attendant
avalanche
beginning
black eye
blow
bonanza
boom
break
bunce
burst
case
chance
chance event
change
co-occurrence
collapse
computer error
conclusion
concomitant
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Antonyms for happening:
abandoned
aged
anachronistic
ancient
antediluvian
antiquated
antique
archaic
at an end
backward
bad
badly-tailored
bedraggled
beggarly
behind the times
boring
bygone
casual
cheap
cheesy
conservative
crummy
crusty
dated
dead
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- prevalent
- disallow
- oeuvre
- strategy
- precious
- sensitive
- presenter
- eatable
- Zolio
- saleable
- taciturn
- pityingly
- marvelous
- shadowy
- oppressor
- exposure
- threatening
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- existent
- abruptly
- simile
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- undisturbed
- chrysalis
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- fraudulent
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