Circumstance

/ˈsɜːkəmst(ə)ns/

Synonyms for "circumstance" (146 found)

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Closest matches (30)

absolute factaccepted factactual factadjunctadmitted factadventureaffairappurtenanceaspectaxiombald factbare factbearingsbrutal factcasecircumstancescold factcomponentconceded factcondition
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Adjective(1 words)
affected state

Strong matches (43)

Related words (73)

kismetlocationlotmakingsmattermatter of factmodalitymodemoiranaked factnitty grittynot guessworknot opinionoccasionoccurrencepartpart and parcelparticularpassphenomenon
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pickleplaceplainplightpompportionpositionpositive factpostulateposturepredicamentprideprovable factrankrealityresourcessalient factself-evident factsignificant factsimple factsituationsober factsolemnityspecialtyspotstandingstatestate of affairsstationstatusstubborn factthe casethe nitty-grittythingtimeturn of eventsundeniable factweirdwell-known fact
Determiner(1 words)
most background
Noun(12 words)
positionposturereasonright contextscenarioset of conditionssettingsitusituationsituational backgroundstatestates
Adjective(1 words)
situational condition

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daily routineeducational circumstanceeducational contextextenuating circumstancefamily situationfinancial circumstancelegal circumstancelegal situationmitigating circumstancepersonal circumstance

Collocations

6 entries
changing circumstancesdifficult circumstancefavorable circumstancesfinancial circumstancespecial circumstanceunder the circumstances

Inflections

1 entries

Derivations

2 entries

Sample sentences

25 total sentences available.

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They are in comfortable circumstance.

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She takes every circumstance into account.

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A miserable quarrel provoked by the hardheartedness of the landlord of a public-house, who insisted upon having three pounds of bread in payment for two pennyworth of wine which the woman had regaled herself with, was the circumstance that constituted the charge, and which, if substantiated would be punishable by five or ten years' imprisonment.

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But if I have committed a crime, every circumstance of the case is changed.

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