Affair and Occasion

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Affair

Affair noun - A social gathering.
Usage example: the annual country club dance is a really fancy affair
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Synonyms for Affair
Occasion is a synonym for affair in party topic. In some cases you can use "Occasion" instead a noun "Affair", when it comes to topics like event, group. popular alternative

Occasion

Occasion noun - Something that happens.
Usage example: weddings are generally happy occasions
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Antonyms for Occasion
Affair is a synonym for occasion in event topic. You can use "Affair" instead a noun "Occasion", if it concerns topics such as group, function, social event. popular alternative
Nearby Words: occasional, occasionally, occasioned, occasioning, occasionalism

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public public affair public occasion
formal formal affair formal occasion
unfortunate unfortunate affair unfortunate occasion
little little affair little occasion
Other adjectives: infamous, possible, past, strange, previous, prior.

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  • Literature / A Storm of Swords Kangaroo Court: Tyrion is again put on trial for murdering Joffrey, and on this occasion the judges either hate him or have a political interest in the affair.
    Source: Literature / A Storm of Swords
  • On another occasion, he's seen running one of his plays, which involves knocking on a random woman's door and telling her his wife has been having an affair with her husband, hinting they might get revenge by sleeping together.
    Source: Even Evil Has Standards / Live-Action TV
  • Series / Torchwood: Children of Earth Whatever took place on that occasion, it is a secret so terrible that Frobisher orders the death of all those involved in the affair — which includes Captain Jack Harkness and, by extension, all other members of Torchwood.
    Source: Series / Torchwood: Children of Earth
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