ANNIVERSARY: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for ANNIVERSARY?

Need another word that means the same as “anniversary”? Find 3 synonyms and 30 related words for “anniversary” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Anniversary” are: day of remembrance, jubilee, commemoration

Anniversary as a Noun

Definitions of "Anniversary" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “anniversary” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• The date on which a couple were married in a previous year.
• The date on which an event took place or an institution was founded in a previous year.
• The date on which an event occurred in some previous year (or the celebration of it.
• The date on which a romance began in a previous month or week.

Synonyms of "Anniversary" as a noun (3 Words)

commemoration	A ceremony or celebration in which a person or event is remembered. Commemorations of wartime anniversaries.
day of remembrance	An era of existence or influence.
jubilee	A year of emancipation and restoration, kept every fifty years. To celebrate its jubilee the club is holding a tournament.

Usage Examples of "Anniversary" as a noun

• The 50th anniversary of the Battle of Britain.
• The 75th anniversary of the RAF.
• He even forgot our tenth anniversary!

Associations of "Anniversary" (30 Words)

annually	By the year; every year (usually with reference to a sum of money paid or received. They travel to China annually.
banquet	Provide a feast or banquet for. Ambassadors were fabulously banqueted and loaded with gifts.
bicentennial	The 200th anniversary (or the celebration of it. Bicentennial celebration.
birthday	An anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it. The seventy fifth birthday of the Institute.
celebrate	Have a celebration. The film director was celebrated all over Hollywood.
celebration	The public performance of a sacrament or solemn ceremony with all appropriate ritual. The birth of his son was a cause for celebration.
celebratory	Feeling or expressing happiness and pride. The impending anniversary has the restaurant in a celebratory mood.
centenary	The 100th anniversary (or the celebration of it. The society has just celebrated its centenary.
centennial	A hundredth anniversary. Centennial celebrations.
ceremony	Formal polite behaviour. He showed them to their table with great ceremony.
commemorate	Celebrate by some ceremony or observation. This sculpture commemorates the victims of the concentration camps.
coronation	The ceremony of crowning a sovereign or a sovereign’s consort. The Queen s coronation.
feast	Provide a feast or banquet for. They feasted the deputation.
festival	A day or period of celebration, typically for religious reasons. A major international festival of song.
festive	Relating to a festival, especially Christmas. The sombre atmosphere has given way to a festive mood.
fete	Have a celebration. A church fete.
gala	A gay festivity. A gala performance by the Royal Ballet.
memorial	Intended to commemorate someone or something. A memorial service in the dead man s honour.
memorialize	Preserve the memory of; commemorate. The novel memorialized their childhood summers.
parade	A parade ground. She made a parade of her sorrows.
perennially	In a perennial manner; repeatedly. A lily that grows perennially from bulbs.
plaque	(pathology) a small abnormal patch on or inside the body. Plaque around gum margins can lead to gingivitis.
potlatch	Hold a potlatch.
reminder	A letter sent to remind someone of an obligation, especially to pay a bill. He ignored his wife s reminders.
revelry	Lively and noisy festivities, especially when these involve drinking a large amount of alcohol. Sounds of revelry issued into the night.
semiannual	Occurring or payable twice each year.
tercentenary	The 300th anniversary (or the celebration of it. His tercentenary year.
triennial	A visitation of an Anglican diocese by its bishop every three years. The triennial meeting of the Association.
wedding	A party of people at a wedding.
yearly	Occurring or payable every year. Yearly medical examinations.