Coincidence
Coincidence noun - The occurrence or existence of several things at once.
Usage example: the coincidence of the last note of the violin with the sound of the bell
Occurrence and coincidence are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Occurrence" instead a noun "Coincidence".
Occurrence
Occurrence noun - Something that happens.
Usage example: life is full of random occurrences
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Synonyms for Occurrence
Coincidence and occurrence are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Coincidence" instead a noun "Occurrence".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- thing and coincidence
- thing and occurrence
- event and coincidence
- event and occurrence
- circumstance and coincidence
- circumstance and occurrence
- chance and coincidence
- chance and occurrence
- accident and coincidence
- accident and occurrence
- incident and coincidence
- incident and occurrence
- fortuity and coincidence
- fortuity and occurrence
How words are described
| similar | similar coincidence | similar occurrence |
| natural | natural coincidence | natural occurrence |
| due | due coincidence | due occurrence |
| actual | actual coincidence | actual occurrence |
| Other adjectives: real, unfortunate, bad, tragic, amusing, interesting, major, improbable, possible, funny, unexpected, unusual, random, odd, next, strange, unlikely, bizarre, freak, magical, unexplained. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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As noted in the Star Wars example above, any bizarre occurrence or coincidence in Knights of the Old Republic is attributed by the characters to "the will of The Force".
Source: A Wizard Did It -
In a coincidence, that group's frontman Dee Snider was, alongside John Denver, the only other musician besides Zappa to testify at the PMRC hearings, but Zappa had already started performing the revised lyrics before that occurrence.
Source: Music / Frank Zappa -
Contrived Coincidence describes a highly improbable occurrence in a story which is required by the plot, but which has absolutely no outward justification — not so much as a character saying There Are No Coincidences.
Source: Contrived Coincidence
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