occasion
nounDivide occasion into syllables:
oc · ca · sion
How to pronounce occasion:
Definition of occasion:
- occasion (noun):
- a favorable opportunity or circumstance
- an event that occurs at a critical time.
- a particular event or the time at which it happens
Synonyms for occasion:
affair
climax
conjuncture
crisis
flood tide
function
happening
head
instant
juncture
landmark
milestone
minute
moment
natural event
occurrence
occurrent
pass
reality check
second
social function
social occasion
straits
time
turning point
Antonyms for occasion:
clunker
fiasco
misfortune
non-event
nonevent
washout
Other 3-syllable words like occasion
Here are some other common words that have 3 syllables, like occasion does.
- blearily
- eagerly
- perversely
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- unlucky
- narcissus
- dissever
- benedict
- malady
- well-wisher
- contritely
- suitably
- befriended
- elusive
- disinterred
- loveable
- frolicking
- harangue
- envisioned
- heartrending
- inexact
- mightily
- quadrupled
- intently
- mutiny
- discipline
- potable
- grievously
- luckily
- detritus
- dismissive
- willingly
- hyena
- dishonored
- guardian
- unnoticed
- utterly
- equally
- confided
- … more
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