event - something that happens at a given place and time

accompaniment, co-occurrence, concomitant - an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another

avalanche - a sudden appearance of an overwhelming number of things; "the program brought an avalanche of mail"

experience - an event as apprehended; "a surprising experience"; "that painful experience certainly got our attention"

trouble - an event causing distress or pain; "what is the trouble?"; "heart trouble"

treat - an occurrence that cause special pleasure or delight

miracle - any amazing or wonderful occurrence

marvel, wonder - something that causes feelings of wonder; "the wonders of modern science"

thing - an event; "a funny thing happened on the way to the..."

episode - a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events

contingence, contingency, eventuality - a possible event or occurrence or result

beginning - the event consisting of the start of something; "the beginning of the war"

conclusion, ending, finish - event whose occurrence ends something; "his death marked the ending of an era"; "when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show"

one-off - a happening that occurs only once and is not repeated

periodic event, recurrent event - an event that recurs at intervals

alteration, change, modification - an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another; "the change was intended to increase sales"; "this storm is certainly a change for the worse"; "the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago"

computer error, error - (computer science) the occurrence of an incorrect result produced by a computer

chance event, fortuity, accident - anything that happens by chance without an apparent cause

fire - the event of something burning (often destructive); "they lost everything in the fire"

incident - a single distinct event

discharge - the sudden giving off of energy

instance, case, example - an occurrence of something; "it was a case of bad judgment"; "another instance occurred yesterday"; "but there is always the famous example of the Smiths"

motion, movement - a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something

failure - an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose; "the surprise party was a complete failure"

success - an event that accomplishes its intended purpose; "let's call heads a success and tails a failure"; "the election was a remarkable success for Republicans"

appearance - the event of coming into sight

destiny, fate - an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future

disappearance - the event of passing out of sight

impinging, striking, contact - the physical coming together of two or more things; "contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull"

finish - designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race); "excitement grew as the finish neared"; "my horse was several lengths behind at the finish"; "the winner is the team with the most points at the finish"

break, interruption - some abrupt occurrence that interrupts; "the telephone is an annoying interruption"; "there was a break in the action when a player was hurt"

sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them"

union - the occurrence of a uniting of separate parts; "lightning produced an unusual union of the metals"

news event - a newsworthy event

flash - a sudden intense burst of radiant energy

convergence - the occurrence of two or more things coming together

juncture, occasion - an event that occurs at a critical time; "at such junctures he always had an impulse to leave"; "it was needed only on special occasions"

flare-up, outburst, burst - a sudden violent happening; "an outburst of heavy rain"; "a burst of lightning"

outbreak, irruption, eruption - a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition); "the outbreak of hostilities"

presence - the state of being present; current existence; "he tested for the presence of radon"

allopatry - the occurrence of organisms in separate non-overlapping geographical areas

sympatry - the occurrence of organisms in overlapping geographical areas, but without interbreeding