Synonyms and antonyms of Birthdays and anniversaries in British Thesaurus

anniversary (noun)

a date when you celebrate something that happened in a previous year that is important to you

bicentenary (noun)

British the day or year exactly 200 years after an important event, or a celebration of this

bicentennial (noun)

mainly American a bicentenary

birthday (noun)

the day each year that has the same date as the one on which you were born

birthday (noun)

intended to celebrate someone’s birthday

centenary (noun)

a day or year that people celebrate exactly 100 years after an important event

centennial (noun)

mainly American a centenary

date of birth (noun)

the day, month, and year when you were born

diamond anniversary (noun)

mainly American a diamond wedding

diamond jubilee (noun)

British an event that celebrates the fact that something has continued for 60 years

diamond wedding (noun)

British the day when people celebrate 60 years of marriage

golden anniversary (noun)

mainly American a golden wedding

golden jubilee (noun)

British an event that celebrates the fact that something has continued for 50 years

golden wedding (noun)

British the day when people celebrate 50 years of marriage

Independence Day ()

a day of the year on which a country celebrates its freedom from control by another country

jubilee (noun)

a big celebration for a special occasion, especially an anniversary

name day (noun)

in the Catholic religion, a special day celebrated each year in honour of the particular saint that a person is named after

quatercentenary (noun)

formal a celebration of an important event that happened 400 years ago

quatercentenary (noun)

formal a date 400 years after a particular event

ruby anniversary (noun)

the day when people celebrate 40 years of marriage

Schoolies Week ()

in Australia, the week after the final-year school examinations, when students traditionally take a holiday to celebrate leaving school

silver anniversary (noun)

mainly American a silver wedding

silver jubilee (noun)

British an event that celebrates the fact that something has continued for 25 years

silver wedding (noun)

British the day when people celebrate 25 years of marriage

tercentenary (noun)

a celebration that takes place when something has been in existence or has been happening for 300 years

twenty-first (noun)

British someone’s 21st birthday, when they often have a party to celebrate the fact that they have become a full adult

wedding (noun)

British a wedding anniversary

wedding anniversary (noun)

a celebration of a number of years since two people were married