HAPPENING Synonyms
There are 15 hypernyms of the word happening. (close relations)
Definition of HAPPENING
Best Alternative Words for HAPPENING
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affair | nounn | |||||||
noun • a vaguely specified concern • a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship • a formal or official social gathering or ceremony of people | ||||||||
circumstance | nounn | |||||||
noun • a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity • the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event • information that should be kept in mind when making a decision • formal ceremony about important occasions | ||||||||
episode | nounn | |||||||
noun • a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events • a brief section of a literary or dramatic work that forms part of a connected series • a part of a broadcast serial • film consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a movie | ||||||||
event | nounn | |||||||
noun • something that happens at a given place and time • a special set of circumstances • a phenomenon located at a single point in space-time; the fundamental observational entity in relativity theory • a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon | ||||||||
incident | nounn | |||||||
adjective • falling or striking of light rays on something • (sometimes followed by `to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence noun • a single distinct event • a public disturbance | ||||||||
transpiring | verbv | |||||||
adjective • that is passing through | ||||||||
occurring | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
verb • come to pass • come to one's mind; suggest itself • to be found to exist | ||||||||
bechance | verbv | |||||||
verb • become of; happen to • happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance | ||||||||
befall | verbv | |||||||
verb • become of; happen to • happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance | ||||||||
bump | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a lump on the body caused by a blow • something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings • an impact (as from a collision) verb • knock against with force or violence • come upon, as if by accident; meet with • dance erotically or dance with the pelvis thrust forward • assign to a lower position; reduce in rank • remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied • to enjoy some music greatly • to play music at loud volume | ||||||||
chance | nounn | |||||||
noun • a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances • an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another • a risk involving danger • a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible • the possibility of future success adjective satellite • occurring or appearing or singled out by chance verb • be the case by chance • take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome • come upon, as if by accident; meet with | ||||||||
encounter | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a minor short-term fight • a casual or unexpected convergence • a casual meeting with a person or thing • a hostile disagreement face-to-face verb • come together • come upon, as if by accident; meet with • be beset by • experience as a reaction • contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle | ||||||||
find | verbv | |||||||
noun • a productive insight • the act of discovering something verb • come upon, as if by accident; meet with • discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of by perception with the eyes • come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost • establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study • come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds • perceive or be contemporaneous with • get something or somebody for a specific purpose • make a discovery, make a new finding • obtain through effort or management • decide on and make a declaration about • receive a specified treatment (abstract) • perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place • get or find back; recover the use of • succeed in reaching; arrive at • accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation | ||||||||
hap | nounn | |||||||
noun • an accidental happening verb • come to pass | ||||||||
materialise | verbv | |||||||
verb • come into being; become reality | ||||||||
materialize | verbv | |||||||
verb • come into being; become reality | ||||||||
occur | verbv | |||||||
verb • come to pass • come to one's mind; suggest itself • to be found to exist | ||||||||
pass | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
adjective • of advancing the ball by throwing it noun • (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls • (military) a written leave of absence • (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate • the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks • any authorization to pass or go somewhere • a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions • a flight or run by an aircraft over a target • a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs • a difficult juncture • one complete cycle of operations (as by a computer) • an automatic advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent • a permit to enter or leave a military installation • a complimentary ticket • a usually brief attempt • (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team • success in satisfying a test or requirement verb • go across or through • move past • make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation • for time to move forward • place into the hands or custody of • stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point • travel past • come to pass • go unchallenged; be approved • use up a period of time in a specific way • pass over, across, or through • transmit information • disappear gradually • go successfully through a test or a selection process • be superior or better than some standard • accept or judge as acceptable • allow to go without comment or censure • transfer to another; of rights or property • pass into a specified state or condition; sink into • throw (a ball) to another player • be inherited by • cause to pass • grant authorization or clearance for • pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life • eliminate from the body | ||||||||
come about | verbv | |||||||
verb • come to pass | ||||||||
fall out | verbv | |||||||
verb • have a breach in relations • come as a logical consequence; follow logically • drop out • leave (a barracks) in order to take a place in a military formation, or leave a military formation • come to pass | ||||||||