Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word An occurrence or happening, especially a significant one.
Event
/ɪˈvent/Synonyms:
Antonyms:
This word has no antonymsExamples:
Meanwhile great events were taking place in Europe.
Fathers' Hat-Trimming Contest – another speculative event.
It also shows how "black swan events" are relative to knowledge.
Etymology:
The word event comes from the Latin eventus, meaning occurrence or outcome, derived from evenire, meaning to happen. This itself is from ex- meaning out of and venire, meaning to come.
Usage Statistics:
196 mentions per 1 million words 
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