Synonyms for environment
ɛnˈvaɪ rən mənt, -ˈvaɪ ərn-en·vi·ron·ment

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1. environmentnoun

   the totality of surrounding conditions

   "he longed for the comfortable environment of his living room"

   Synonyms:
   surround, surroundings, environs

2. environment, environs, surroundings, surroundnoun

   the area in which something exists or lives

   "the country--the flat agricultural surround"

   Synonyms:
   surround, milieu, purlieu, surroundings, environs

Matched Categories

1. • Geographical Area
   • Situation

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1. atmosphere

   means the background and environment

   Submitted by JP03 on October 23, 2014  

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:2.3 / 3 votes

1. environmentnoun

   Synonyms:
   conditions, entourage

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1. List of paraphrases for "environment":

   environmental, 'environnement, environments, environnement, climate, context, medium, milieu, surroundings, atmosphere, ambiente, ambient, middle, environmentally, mid, setting, framework, umwelt, conditions, landscape, empty, midst, background, community, east, ecological

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How to use environment in a sentence?

1. Tomiichi Murayama:

   Mr. Abe stresses the dangers in Asia ... and is trying to create an environment for revising the constitution, but the people as a whole will not agree.

2. Julie Pezzino:

   I feel like the two-year-old is the extreme example of the intensity and struggles that can come from working in a team environment and particularly a team where a lot of different personalities are represented.

3. Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso:

   We have been asking to ensure debt sustainability taking into account its impact on environment and society, we could (consider to participate) if these issues are guaranteed. There could be a chance that we would go inside and discuss. But so far we have not heard any responses.

4. Russ Hellickson:

   Certainly, all of my administrators recognized that it was an issue for me, i'm sure that I talked to all of them on numerous occasions about my discontent with the environment.

5. John Cywinski:

   Hiring team members in this environment is a challenge. And retaining them is challenging, what Walker Hayes found is team members really liked to be a part of something bigger.