happening | Definition of happening

happening

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of happening

1 an exciting or noteworthy event that one experiences firsthand

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

Synonyms of happening

adventure, emprise, experience, exploit, gest (or geste), time

Words Related to happening

escapade, lark, ploy

act, action, deed, doing, feat

episode, occasion

baptism, ordeal, test, trial, tribulation

enterprise, risk, venture

expedition, exploration, mission, performance, quest, stunt

Near Antonyms of happening

bore, bummer, bust, downer, drag

2 something that happens

gave a detailed account of all the happenings of the weekend

Synonyms of happening

affair, circumstance, episode, event, hap, incident, occasion, occurrence, thing

Words Related to happening

coincidence, co-occurrence, fluke, freak

landmark, milepost, milestone, page, phenomenon, turning point

adventure, experience, time

happenchance, happenstance

accident, crisis, emergency, juncture

achievement, deed, exploit, feat