SITUATIONS Synonyms
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. | ||||||
