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The synonyms of “Phenomenon” are: occurrence, event, happening, fact, situation, circumstance, experience, case, incident, episode, sight, appearance, thing, marvel, sensation, wonder, prodigy, miracle, rarity, nonpareil, curiosity, spectacle
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “phenomenon” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| appearance | Formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action. They try to keep up appearances. |
| case | An agreed summary of the facts relating to a legal case drawn up for review or decision on a point of law by a higher court. That was not the case. |
| circumstance | The set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event. They were thrown together by circumstance. |
| curiosity | A strong desire to know or learn something. Curiosity got the better of me so I called him. |
| episode | A happening that is distinctive in a series of related events. Acute psychotic episodes. |
| event | A phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon. He acted very wise after the event. |
| experience | The knowledge or skill acquired by a period of practical experience of something especially that gained in a particular profession. She spoke from experience. |
| fact | Information used as evidence or as part of a report or news article. A body of fact. |
| happening | An event or occurrence. Altogether it was an eerie happening. |
| incident | A violent event, such as a fracas or assault. One person was stabbed in the incident. |
| marvel | A wonderful or astonishing person or thing. The marvels of technology. |
| miracle | Any amazing or wonderful occurrence. Industries at the heart of the economic miracle. |
| nonpareil | An old type size equal to six points (larger than ruby). A great player Britain s nonpareil of the 1980s. |
| occurrence | The fact or frequency of something happening. The occurrence or presence of life on other planets. |
| prodigy | An unusually gifted or intelligent (young) person; someone whose talents excite wonder and admiration. Germany seemed a prodigy of industrial discipline. |
| rarity | A rare thing, especially one having particular value. The rarity of the condition. |
| sensation | The capacity to have physical sensations. Anticipation produced in me a sensation somewhere between hope and fear. |
| sight | The range of vision. He was getting used to seeing unpleasant sights. |
| situation | A condition or position in which you find yourself. The dangerous situation developed suddenly. |
| spectacle | A blunder that makes you look ridiculous used in the phrase make a spectacle of yourself. The acrobatic feats make a good spectacle. |
| thing | Personal belongings or clothing. Things haven t gone entirely to plan. |
| wonder | Something that causes feelings of wonder. A wonder drug. |
| accidental | Incidental; subsidiary. An accidental shooting. |
| accidentally | By chance; inadvertently. Accidentally knocked the vase over. |
| activate | Make (something) active or operative. Fumes from cooking are enough to activate the alarm. |
| actually | At the present moment. No one actually saw the shark. |
| be | Be priced at. It will be Christmas soon. |
| casually | In an unconcerned manner. I work casually as a staff nurse. |
| coincidence | An event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental. It was a coincidence that she was wearing a jersey like Laura s. |
| contemporaneous | Existing at or occurring in the same period of time. A rise in interest rates is often contemporaneous with an increase in inflation. |
| episode | A section between two choric songs in Greek tragedy. The whole episode has been a major embarrassment. |
| event | Something that happens at a given place and time. Staff have been holding a number of events to raise money for charity. |
| exist | Have an existence be extant. How am I going to exist without you. |
| hap | An accidental happening. What can hap to him worthy to be deemed evil. |
| happen | Happen occur or be the case in the course of events or by chance Santayana. The same thing happened to me. |
| happening | Fashionable; trendy. Altogether it was an eerie happening. |
| happenstance | An event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental. It was just happenstance that I happened to be there. |
| inadvertently | Without knowledge or intention. His name had been inadvertently omitted from the list. |
| incidence | The relative frequency of occurrence of something. The point of incidence of the beam. |
| incident | (sometimes followed by `to’) minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence. The road will bring other incidental advantages. |
| incidental | An item that is incidental. He requested reimbursement of 7 for incidental expenses. |
| materialize | Represent or cause to appear in bodily or physical form. The train failed to materialize. |
| misstep | An unintentional but embarrassing blunder. His campaign has been a farrago of missteps and mixed messages. |
| occasion | Give occasion to. An occasion arranged to honor the president. |
| occur | Exist or be found to be present in a place or under a particular set of conditions. Radon occurs naturally in rocks such as granite. |
| occurrence | The fact of something existing or being found in a place or under a particular set of conditions. The occurrence of natural gas fields. |
| output | Production of a certain amount. Output from the mine ceased in May. |
| recur | Go back to (something) in thought or speech. The book remained a favourite and she constantly recurred to it. |
| recurring | Occurring again periodically or repeatedly. They are haunted by a recurring image of their daughter on the night she died. |
| social | An informal social gathering especially one organized by the members of a particular club or group. Guy led a full social life. |
| status | High rank or social standing. An update on the status of the bill. |
| unintentionally | Without intention; in an unintentional manner. Unintentionally rude song lyrics. |
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