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SITUATIONS Synonyms

There are 29 synonyms of the word situations. (exact relations)
There are 22 hypernyms of the word situations. (close relations)
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circumstances
nounn
noun

• your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)

• a person's financial situation (good or bad)

conditions
nounn
noun

• the prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process

• the set of circumstances that affect someone's welfare

• the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation

cases
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an occurrence of something

• a special set of circumstances

• a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy

• the actual state of things

• a portable container for carrying several objects

• a person requiring professional services

• a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation

• a problem requiring investigation

• a statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument

• the quantity contained in a case

• nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence

• a specific state of mind that is temporary

• a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)

• a specific size and style of type within a type family

• an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part

• the housing or outer covering of something

• the enclosing frame around a door or window opening

• (printing) the receptacle in which a compositor has his type, which is divided into compartments for the different letters, spaces, or numbers

• bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow

• a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home

verb

• look over, usually with the intention to rob

• enclose in, or as if in, a case

contexts
nounn
noun

• discourse that surrounds a language unit and helps to determine its interpretation

• the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event

contingencies
nounn
noun

• a possible event or occurrence or result

• the state of being contingent on something

episodes
nounn
noun

• a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events

• a brief section of a literary or dramatic work that forms part of a connected series

• a part of a broadcast serial

• film consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a movie

events
nounn
noun

• something that happens at a given place and time

• a special set of circumstances

• a phenomenon located at a single point in space-time; the fundamental observational entity in relativity theory

• a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

experiences
nounn
noun

• the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities

• the content of direct observation or participation in an event

• an event as apprehended

verb

• undergo or live through a difficult experience

• have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations

• go through (mental or physical states or experiences)

• undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

• undergo

happenings
nounn
noun

• an event that happens

junctures
nounn
noun

• an event that occurs at a critical time

• a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made

• the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made

occurrences
nounn
noun

• an event that happens

• an instance of something occurring

plights
nounn
noun

• a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one

• a solemn pledge of fidelity

verb

• give to in marriage

• promise solemnly and formally

positions
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the particular portion of space occupied by something

• a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons

• a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

• the arrangement of the body and its limbs

• the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society

• a job in an organization

• the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated

• the appropriate or customary location

• (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player

• the act of putting something in a certain place

• a condition or position in which you find yourself

• a rationalized mental attitude

• an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute

• an item on a list or in a sequence

• the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another

• the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom

verb

• cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation

• put into a certain place or abstract location

predicaments
nounn
noun

• a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one

scenarios
nounn
noun

• an outline or synopsis of a play (or, by extension, of a literary work)

• a setting for a work of art or literature

• a postulated sequence of possible events

scenes
nounn
noun

• the place where some action occurs

• an incident (real or imaginary)

• the visual percept of a region

• a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film

• a situation treated as an observable object

• a subdivision of an act of a play or performance

• a display of bad temper

• graphic art consisting of the graphic or photographic representation of a visual percept

• the context and environment in which something is set

• the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale

settings
nounn
noun

• the context and environment in which something is set

• the state of the environment in which a situation exists

• arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted

• the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event

• the physical position of something

• a table service for one person

• a mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place

stages
verb, nounv, n
noun

• any distinct time period in a sequence of events

• a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process

• a large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience

• the theater as a profession (usually `the stage')

• a large coach-and-four formerly used to carry passengers and mail on regular routes between towns

• a section or portion of a journey or course

• any scene regarded as a setting for exhibiting or doing something

• a small platform on a microscope where the specimen is mounted for examination

verb

• perform (a play), especially on a stage

• plan, organize, and carry out (an event)

standings
nounn
adjective

• (of fluids) not moving or flowing

• executed in or initiated from a standing position

• (of persons) on the feet; having the torso in an erect position supported by straight legs

noun

• social or financial or professional status or reputation

• an ordered listing of scores or results showing the relative positions of competitors (individuals or teams) in a sporting event

• the act of assuming or maintaining an erect upright position

adjective satellite

• having a supporting base

• not created for a particular occasion

• permanent

states
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies

• the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

• the way something is with respect to its main attributes

• the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state

• a politically organized body of people under a single government

• (chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container)

• a state of depression or agitation

• the territory occupied by a nation

verb

• express in words

• put before

• indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.

Best Hypernyms For SITUATIONS

Here is a list of related hypernyms for situations, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (21)
business circumstances condition conditions difficultness difficulty job line occupation place position state status cases contexts environments positions predicaments scenarios settings states
Phrases (1)
line of work

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