homecoming
Return to origin
In some contexts, homecoming is a perfectly transparent compound, meaning an instance of coming home.
In American English, it is more likely to have reference to a specific occasion associated with a school, in which former students return to reunite with each other and indulge in nostalgia, aided by planned events that typically accompany this, such as a homecoming parade, and a homecoming game (usually football).
Organized distribution of resources
- soldierArmed forces member
- troopsMilitary personnel collectively
- veteranExperienced former soldier
- paradeCeremonial public procession
ceremony · family · flag · embrace · relief · adjustment · PTSD · reintegration
Field sport with goals
- danceRhythmic bodily movement
- paradeCeremonial public procession
- queenMost powerful chess piece
- kingMale crowned ruler
court · floats · bonfire · cheerleaders · crowning · halftime · mums · corsage
Celebratory events and activities
- paradeCeremonial public procession
- banquetFormal celebratory meal
- galaFestive formal occasion
- decorationsObjects adding visual appeal
fanfare · streamers · balloons · confetti · banner · party · reception · toast
Act of reaching destination
- welcomeHospitable greeting offered
- familyRelated people together
- embraceHold closely in arms
- thresholdPoint of beginning
roots · birthplace · ancestral · heritage · repatriation · journey · belonging · doorstep
Former school members
- classmatesStudents in same course
- friendsVoluntary close relations
- reconnectEstablish contact again
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
bonding · fellowship · camaraderie · reminisce · rekindle · catch-up · networking · acquaintances
Stored past experiences
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
- longingIntense, persistent desire
- wistfulnessTender sadness for absence
sentimentality · homesickness · childhood · bygone · flashback · recollection · retrospect · reverie
deployment
Organized distribution of resources
parade · ceremony · family · flag · embrace · relief · adjustment · PTSD · reintegration · airport
football
Field sport with goals
king · court · floats · bonfire · cheerleaders · crowning · halftime · mums · corsage · decorations
festivities
Celebratory events and activities
decorations · fanfare · streamers · balloons · confetti · banner · party · reception · toast · revelry
arrival
Act of reaching destination
threshold · roots · birthplace · ancestral · heritage · repatriation · journey · belonging · doorstep · hearth
alumni
Former school members
- classmatesStudents in same course
- friendsVoluntary close relations
- reconnectEstablish contact again
gathering · bonding · fellowship · camaraderie · reminisce · rekindle · catch-up · networking · acquaintances · renew
memories
Stored past experiences
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
- longingIntense, persistent desire
wistfulness · sentimentality · homesickness · childhood · bygone · flashback · recollection · retrospect · reverie · bittersweet
- eventsevent, events, party, parties, wedding
- Occasionswedding, birthday, anniversary, graduation, funeral
- college lifefreshman, freshman year, sophomore, junior, classes
- cultural heritagefolklore, traditions, customs, folk music revival, museum collections
- college traditionsgraduation, commencement, alumni weekend, freshman orientation, cap and gown
- Comebackscomeback, revival, return, resurgence, renewal
homecomingdeparture
Act of going away
leaving · going away · setting out · exit · farewell
homecomingexile
Banishment from homeland
banishment · displacement · expatriation · deportation · diaspora
homecomingbanishment
Forced removal from place
expulsion · exile · ostracism · excommunication · rejection
- Homecoming QueensStudents honored at reunions