1. juncture, occasion

an event that occurs at a critical time

Example Sentences:
'at such junctures he always had an impulse to leave'
'it was needed only on special occasions'

• juncture

2. affair, function, occasion, social function, social occasion

a vaguely specified social event

Example Sentences:
'the party was quite an affair'
'an occasion arranged to honor the president'
'a seemingly endless round of social functions'

• affair
• function
• social function
• social occasion

3. occasion

reason

Example Sentences:
'there was no occasion for complaint'

4. occasion

the time of a particular event

Example Sentences:
'on the occasion of his 60th birthday'

5. occasion

an opportunity to do something

Example Sentences:
'there was never an occasion for her to demonstrate her skill'

6. occasion

give occasion to