Synonyms for atmosphere
ˈæt məsˌfɪərat·mos·phere

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1. atmospherenoun

   The mood or feeling in a situation.

   Synonyms:
   mood, air, ambiance, feeling

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.5 / 4 votes

1. atmosphere, ambiance, ambiencenoun

   a particular environment or surrounding influence

   "there was an atmosphere of excitement"

   Synonyms:
   ambience, air, standard pressure, atm, standard atmosphere, aura, ambiance, atmospheric state

2. standard atmosphere, atmosphere, atm, standard pressurenoun

   a unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade

   Synonyms:
   ambience, air, automatic teller machine, automated teller, automatic teller, standard pressure, automated teller machine, asynchronous transfer mode, standard atmosphere, cash machine, cash dispenser, atm, aura, ambiance, atmospheric state

3. atmosphere, airnoun

   the mass of air surrounding the Earth

   "there was great heat as the comet entered the atmosphere"; "it was exposed to the air"

   Synonyms:
   tune, airwave, melody, atmospheric state, atm, standard pressure, strain, melodic line, gentle wind, zephyr, breeze, standard atmosphere, aviation, air, line, aura, ambiance, melodic phrase, air travel, ambience

4. atmosphere, atmospheric statenoun

   the weather or climate at some place

   "the atmosphere was thick with fog"

   Synonyms:
   ambience, air, standard pressure, atm, standard atmosphere, aura, ambiance, atmospheric state

5. atmospherenoun

   the envelope of gases surrounding any celestial body

   Synonyms:
   ambience, air, standard pressure, atm, standard atmosphere, aura, ambiance, atmospheric state

6. air, aura, atmospherenoun

   a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing

   "an air of mystery"; "the house had a neglected air"; "an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate's headquarters"; "the place had an aura of romance"

   Synonyms:
   tune, airwave, melody, atmospheric state, aureole, standard pressure, strain, melodic line, gentle wind, zephyr, breeze, standard atmosphere, glory, aviation, air, gloriole, atm, nimbus, line, aura, ambiance, halo, melodic phrase, air travel, ambience

Matched Categories

1. • Condition
   • Gas
   • Pressure Unit
   • Quality

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:2.2 / 5 votes

1. environment

   means the background and environment

   Submitted by JP03 on October 23, 2014  

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1. atmospherenoun

   Synonyms:
   air

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "atmosphere":

   climate, atmospheric, mood, air, environment, ambience, ambiance, ju, sentiment

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1. Ashti Hawrami:

   It was a new atmosphere. We hoped it would allow us to put our differences behind us.

2. Andrew Cole:

   What the study found was when Pluto is farthest away from the Sun, and during its Winter in the Northern Hemisphere, nitrogen freezes out of the atmosphere, the atmospheric pressure has tripled over the past three decades, but as the planet orbits, our modelling showed that most of the atmosphere would condense out to almost nothing left.

3. Andrew Schurer:

   The eruption injected a huge amount of sulphur dioxide into the stratosphere, which would have quickly spread across the world, oxidising to form sulphate aerosols, these volcanic aerosols reduce net shortwave radiation causing widespread, long lasting surface cooling. They also lead to a reduction in global rainfall, while wettening some dry regions and causing dynamic changes in the large-scale circulation of both ocean and atmosphere.

4. Marie Baronnet:

   The idea was to go to them and not to do something in a neutral place, because I wanted to feel the atmosphere of where they live.

5. Taj Gibson:

   Have you seen the crowd and emotions around the city -- it shows the love, i’ve been around a long time in some really loud places. The atmosphere in the Garden, atmosphere around the city, people constantly encouraging you about the game.