Synonym: affair, function, juncture, social function, social occasion. Similar words: on occasion, occasional, occasionally, evasion, invasion, abrasion, pervasion, casino. Meaning: [ə'keɪʒn] 
n. 1. an event that occurs at a critical time 2. a vaguely specified social event 3. reason 4. the time of a particular event 5. an opportunity to do something. v. give occasion to.
n. 1. an event that occurs at a critical time 2. a vaguely specified social event 3. reason 4. the time of a particular event 5. an opportunity to do something. v. give occasion to. 
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61 Christmas is a joyful occasion for children.
62 He wore a collar and tie for the occasion.
63 Let us rejoice together on this great occasion!
64 This festival is a cheer ful occasion.
65 'I didn't realise it was a formal occasion.' 'Obviously!'
66 He is the special guest on a gala occasion.
67 They marked the occasion with an open-air concert.
68 Her tears were fought back on such an occasion.sentencedict.com/occasion.html
69 He was improperly dressed for the occasion.
70 A live band added extra sparkle to the occasion.
71 The rule is inapplicable to this occasion.
72 The royal wedding was an occasion of great festivity.
73 The wedding was an occasion of great festivity.
74 She was dolled up for the occasion.
75 It was scarcely an occasion for laughter.
76 Her death was the occasion of mass riots.
77 The dinner was a relaxed, unceremonious occasion.
78 I caught the spirit of the occasion.
79 It should have been an occasion for rejoicing.
80 Luckily, my mother rose to the occasion.
81 The Spring Festival is a joyful occasion.
82 Pictures of the occasion were placarded throughout Eastern Europe.
83 This is a historic occasion.
84 This scandal has taken the gloss off the occasion.
85 She's not had much occasion to speak French.
86 A thanksgiving ceremony was held to mark the occasion.
87 You have on occasion surprised people.
88 A funeral is a melancholy occasion.
89 Everyone should indulge in fantasy on occasion.
90 The wedding was a great occasion.
More similar words: on occasion, occasional, occasionally, evasion, invasion, abrasion, pervasion, casino, cast aside, occupation, occupational, preoccupation, fusion, vision, mission, pension, erosion, cession, version, passion, tension, allusion, session, mansion, aversion, division, avulsion, revision, emission, delusion.