Synonyms for celebration
Most common
jubilation merriment triumph festivity festival commemoration
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Jubilation — the act or process of showing appreciation, joy, gratitude and/or remembrance, notably as a social event
3. Commemoration
commemoration, observance, rite, function, observation, solemnization, solemnisation UK, solemnity dated
Definitions
- n. 1
The act or process of showing appreciation, joy, gratitude and/or remembrance, notably as a social event.
She jumped in the air in celebration of her success.
- n. 2
The formal performance of a solemn rite, such as Christian sacrament.
We will attend the Christmas celebration in church.
- n. 3
The observance of a holiday or feast day, as by solemnities.
The celebrations around here for Easter are enjoyable.
Related words
- Word family
- celebrant celebrate celebrator celebrity
Forms
- Plural
- celebrations → jubilations, merriments, triumphs, festivities…
Example sentences
- triumph The host country's triumph has a seismic effect.
- jubilation Sahrawis reacted to the UN resolution with jubilation.
- merriment There is no time for merriment.
- festival She made friends with them at the school festival.
- festivity Once the festivity finishes, we'll go back to work.
- commemoration April 20 is not a day of festivity, it's a day of commemoration.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| celebration | rising | |
| triumph | steady | |
| jubilation | rising | |
| merriment | rising | |
| festival | rising | |
| festivity | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- rite1, fete1
- 5 letters
- feast1
- 6 letters
- fiesta3
- 7 letters
- holiday3, triumph2, revelry3
- 8 letters
- function2, festival3
- 9 letters
- merriment, festivity4, solemnity4
- 10 letters
- observance3, jubilation4
- 11 letters
- observation4
- 13 letters
- commemoration5, solemnization, solemnisation
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fiesta3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- célébration
- Italiano
- celebrazione
- Español
- celebración
- Deutsch
- Feier