Synonyms of hap

hap 1 of 3

noun (1)

ˈhap 

1

as in event

something that happens

we must make the best of both the good and the bad haps of life

Synonyms & Similar Words

• event
• thing
• circumstance
• incident
• occurrence
• episode
• occasion
• happening
• accident
• affair
• time
• coincidence
• experience
• fluke
• phenomenon
• adventure
• freak
• happenstance
• page
• turning point
• landmark
• emergency
• tidings
• deed
• milestone
• crisis
• juncture
• news
• happenchance
• co-occurrence
• milepost
• feat
• achievement
• exploit

2

as in luck

the uncertain course of events

by hap and circumstance, he ended up as a cartoonist in New York

Synonyms & Similar Words

• luck
• chance
• accident
• circumstance
• hazard
• casualty
• fate
• fortuity
• destiny
• happenstance
• uncertainty
• fortuitousness
• fluke
• randomness
• fortune
• risk
• danger
• happenchance
• peril
• doom
• haphazardry
• lot

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• purpose
• intention
• intent
• plan
• design
• scheme
• outline

hap

2 of 3

noun (2)

dialect

as in counterpane

a decorative cloth used as a top covering for a bed

the hap was a patchwork quilt that the old woman had made herself

Synonyms & Similar Words

• counterpane
• quilt
• coverlet
• bedspread
• bedcover
• puff
• spread
• bedcovering
• clothes
• comforter
• bedclothes
• bedding

hap

3 of 3

verb

as in to happen

to take place

what wondrous events hath happed this Christmas Day?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• happen
• be
• occur
• come
• do
• befall
• betide
• come down
• come about
• go on
• pass
• come to pass
• cook
• transpire
• come off
• go down
• chance
• arise
• materialize
• rise
• proceed
• develop
• come up
• result
• shape (up)
• intervene
• spring (up)
• crop (up)
• fall out
• follow
• turn out
• break
• go off

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of hap

Noun

The company didn’t appear close to understanding the nature of the universe, but per haps that’s coming. —Zoë Schiffer, WIRED, 14 Feb. 2024