events
What takes place
Events are things that happen, especially ones of significance or note.
The word spans from the grand to the mundane: a historic event, a sporting event, a fundraising event.
In casual use, events often implies organized occasions with attendees and schedules.
The phrase in the event of means if something happens: In the event of rain, the concert moves indoors.
At any event or in any event means regardless of what happens.
Marriage celebration events
- funeralsRites for the deceased
- graduationsCeremonies completing formal education
- inaugurationsFormal installation ceremonies
- coronationsSovereign installation rites
baptisms · ordinations · bar mitzvahs · quinceañeras · commencements · investitures · consecrations · inductions
Turnovers of power
- warsOrganized armed conflicts
- treatiesFormal agreements between states
- declarationsExplicit formal statements
- independenceFreedom from external control
coronations · assassinations · elections · discoveries · expeditions · conquests · rebellions · reformations
Gatherings of separated people
- meetingsOrganized group assemblies
- assembliesOrganized group gatherings
- conferencesOrganized professional assemblies
- conventionsAccepted social practices
summits · forums · symposiums · seminars · workshops · retreats · rallies · congregations
Completed goals worth noting
- breakthroughsSudden significant advances
- landmarksDistinctive, recognizable locations
- watershedsRegions draining to outlets
- turning pointsDecisive shifts in direction
graduations · promotions · retirements · first steps · first words · engagements · births · debuts
Organized competitive series
- championshipsTitle-deciding competitions
- racesContests of speed
- matchesPairs that align
- gamesOrganized competitive activities
playoffs · marathons · triathlons · derbies · finals · semifinals · qualifiers · heats
Festive events with rides
- paradesPublic celebratory processions
- fiestasFestive cultural celebrations
- fairsPublic exhibitions and carnivals
- galasElaborate festive gatherings
pageants · lantern festivals · harvest festivals · music festivals · film festivals · art festivals · food festivals · cultural festivals
weddings
Marriage celebration events
- funeralsRites for the deceased
- graduationsCeremonies completing formal education
- inaugurationsFormal installation ceremonies
coronations · baptisms · ordinations · bar mitzvahs · quinceañeras · commencements · investitures · consecrations · inductions · initiations
revolutions
Turnovers of power
- warsOrganized armed conflicts
- treatiesFormal agreements between states
- declarationsExplicit formal statements
independence · coronations · assassinations · elections · discoveries · expeditions · conquests · rebellions · reformations · renaissances
reunions
Gatherings of separated people
- meetingsOrganized group assemblies
- assembliesOrganized group gatherings
- conferencesOrganized professional assemblies
conventions · summits · forums · symposiums · seminars · workshops · retreats · rallies · congregations · conclaves
achievements
Completed goals worth noting
- breakthroughsSudden significant advances
- landmarksDistinctive, recognizable locations
- watershedsRegions draining to outlets
turning points · graduations · promotions · retirements · first steps · first words · engagements · births · debuts · launches
tournaments
Organized competitive series
- championshipsTitle-deciding competitions
- racesContests of speed
- matchesPairs that align
games · playoffs · marathons · triathlons · derbies · finals · semifinals · qualifiers · heats · brackets
carnivals
Festive events with rides
- paradesPublic celebratory processions
- fiestasFestive cultural celebrations
- fairsPublic exhibitions and carnivals
galas · pageants · lantern festivals · harvest festivals · music festivals · film festivals · art festivals · food festivals · cultural festivals · street fairs
- eventsparty, parties, wedding, concert, concerts
- historyancient civilizations, historian, epochs, era, epoch
- hotelshotel staff, hotel room, accommodations, hotelier, innkeeper
- probabilityprobability, chance, random, randomness, odds
- classifiedswant ad, personal ad, job ad, pet ads, wanted ads
- Craigslist sectionsjob listings, real estate, rentals, apartments, housing
eventsnon-events
Unremarkable, overhyped occurrences
trivialities · nothing · nothingburgers · minutiae · routine
eventsuneventfulness
Absence of notable occurrences
stasis · inaction · stillness · inactivity · quiescence
- current eventsRecent notable happenings
- main eventFeatured performance or contest
- chain of eventsConnected sequence of occurrences
- turn of eventsShift in circumstances
- special eventNoteworthy planned occasion
- event coordinatorsThose who organize gatherings
event, eventful, eventual, eventuality, eventing, eventless, event-driven