Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "circumstance" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Coordinate Terms

accident happenstance

Derived Terms

aggravating circumstance attendant circumstance attenuating circumstance exigent circumstance extenuating circumstance extenuating circumstances mitigating circumstance mitigating circumstances pomp and circumstance under no circumstance under the circumstances

Part Of (Holonyms)

state

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

ceremonial ceremonial occasion ceremony condition environment information observance status

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

complication

Type Of (IsA)

ceremony condition information

Related Terms

circumspection circumstantial coinstantial

Related Terms

affect attend detail event fact incident property relate state

Synonym Network

context

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