Situation

/ˌsɪt.juːˈeɪ.ʃən/

Synonyms for "situation" (206 found)

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Closest matches (42)

Noun(9 words)

place site state berth case circumstance condition conditions conjunctures

abode alentours allocation ambience ambit angleangle of visionanschauung appointment area assignment bargain basis bearingsbench markberth billet borderland borderlands capacity

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case character circle circuit circumambiencies circumjacencies circumstance circumstances collocation compass condition connection context

Strong matches (61)

deadlock degree deployment deposit deposition development disposition district element emplacement employment engagement entourageenvironing circumstancesenvironment environs estate eye fix footing

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frame of referenceframework gestalt gestation gig grade gravidity habitat hole incumbency jam job juncturekettle of fishladinglatitude and longitudelieu light loading locale locality localization locating location locus lot mattermental outlookmilieu modality mode moonlighting neighborhood

Noun(5 words)

electrical statefrench étatitalian statolandscape location

Adjective(2 words)

german staatnew states

Determiner(1 words)

most background

Related words (103)

occupation occurrence office opening orientation outlook outpost outposts outskirts packing pass perimeter periphery phase pickle picture pinpoint pinpointing place placement

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placing plight pointpoint of viewposition positioning post posting posture precincts predicament pregnancy profession purlieus putting quality rankreference systemregard region reposition respect role score scrapesecond jobservice setting side sight site situs slant spot spotting stage stand standing standpoint statestate of affairsstatic station stationing statusstatus quostead storage stowage suburbs surroundings system tenuretotal environmentuniverse vacancy vicinage vicinity view viewpoint where whereabout whereabouts

Noun(15 words)

office position postright contextscenario scenariosset upsetting situspanish estadostate of affairsstate the factsstatusessystem statething

Adjective(4 words)

portuguese estadosituational conditionsocietal conditionsolid matter the material

Verb(1 words)

state the issue

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5 relation types

More general

16 entries

area business condition difficultness difficulty job lineline of workmodel occupation place position space state status structure

More specific

8 entries

case studydilemma emergency predicamentproblem scenariositestory problemvenue

Collocations

6 entries

current situationdifficult situationemergency situationin this situationsituation analysissituation at hand

Inflections

1 entries

situations

Derivations

6 entries

situate situated situating situational situationally situationism

Sample sentences

24 total sentences available.

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The situation is worse than we believed.

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You are not excused from the responsibility for this serious situation.

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Your situation is analogous to mine.

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If I were in your situation, I would do the same thing.

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