Act and Happening

Act

Act noun - A performance regularly presented by an individual or group.

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Happening and act are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Happening" instead a noun "Act".

Nearby Words: acting, acted

Happening noun - An exciting or noteworthy event that one experiences firsthand.

Usage example: the President's visit to the school was a real happening for teachers and students alike

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Act and happening are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Act" instead a noun "Happening".

Nearby Words: happen, happened

good	good act	good happening
certain	certain act	certain happening
real	real act	real happening
big	big act	big happening
Other adjectives: little, bad, terrible, main, minor.

When Mabel points out that the two hugged at Northwest Manor, they both immediately deny it ever happening and act disgusted towards one another.

Source: Belligerent Sexual Tension
The whole premises of Medium Allison dreams of stuff happening to other people, or a situation she's in that may act as a metaphor of whats going to happen.

Source: Dreaming of Times Gone By
Jackass Genie: Mephisto, having arranged things so Faust finally gets to have sex with Gretchen, arranges for her mother to catch them in the act, and also tells Valentin what's happening.

Source: Film / Faust

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