Synonyms for situation
ˌsɪtʃ uˈeɪ ʃən

Princeton's WordNet(2.75 / 4 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. situation, state of affairs(noun)

   the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time

   "the present international situation is dangerous"; "wondered how such a state of affairs had come about"; "eternal truths will be neither true nor eternal unless they have fresh meaning for every new social situation"- Franklin D.Roosevelt

   Synonyms:
   position, spot, site, state of affairs, post, office, berth, billet, place

2. situation, position(noun)

   a condition or position in which you find yourself

   "the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils"; "found herself in a very fortunate situation"

   Synonyms:
   locating, stead, view, location, post, placement, side, status, place, emplacement, site, attitude, state of affairs, posture, stance, spot, perspective, position, office, spatial relation, lieu, positioning, military position, berth, billet

3. situation(noun)

   a complex or critical or unusual difficulty

   "the dangerous situation developed suddenly"; "that's quite a situation"; "no human situation is simple"

   Synonyms:
   position, spot, site, state of affairs, post, office, berth, billet, place

4. site, situation(noun)

   physical position in relation to the surroundings

   "the sites are determined by highly specific sequences of nucleotides"

   Synonyms:
   internet site, web site, position, land site, spot, state of affairs, post, office, site, berth, billet, website, place

5. position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation(noun)

   a job in an organization

   "he occupied a post in the treasury"

   Synonyms:
   stance, state of affairs, touch, billet, short letter, berth, seat, lieu, place, spot, perspective, locating, mail, bureau, authority, role, home, station, function, view, post, plaza, property, piazza, mooring, spotlight, topographic point, point, mail service, part, note, position, spatial relation, bunk, power, dapple, speckle, status, positioning, government agency, fleck, agency, blank space, posture, smear, moorage, site, slip, business office, slur, military position, maculation, attitude, daub, placement, bit, smudge, line, emplacement, space, stead, postal service, smirch, office staff, side, location, office, stain, federal agency, pip, stake, built in bed, military post, shoes, patch, blot

Wiktionary(2.33 / 3 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. situation(noun)

   The combination of circumstances at a given moment; a state of affairs.

   Synonyms:
   set up, condition

English Synonyms and Antonyms(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. situation

   A circumstance (Latin circum, around, and sto, stand), is something existing or occurring in connection with or relation to some other fact or event, modifying or throwing light upon the principal matter without affecting its essential character; an accompaniment is something that unites with the principal matter, tho not necessary to it; as, the piano accompaniment to a song; a concomitant goes with a thing in natural connection, but in a subordinate capacity, or perhaps in contrast; as, cheerfulness is a concomitant of virtue. A circumstance is not strictly, nor usually, an occasion, condition, effect, or result. (See these words under CAUSE.) Nor is the circumstance properly an incident. (See under ACCIDENT.) We say, "My decision will depend upon circumstances" — not "upon incidents." That a man wore a blue necktie would not probably be the cause, occasion, condition, or concomitant of his committing murder; but it might be a very important circumstance in identifying him as the murderer. All the circumstances make up the situation. A certain disease is the cause of a man's death; his suffering is an incident; that he is in his own home, that he has good medical attendance, careful nursing, etc., are consolatory circumstances. With the same idea of subordination, we often say, "This is not a circumstance to that." So a person is said to be in easy circumstances. Compare EVENT.

   Synonyms:
   accompaniment, circumstance, concomitant, detail, event, fact, feature, incident, item, occurrence, particular, point, position

   Preposition:
   "Mere situation is expressed by 'in the circumstances'; action affected is performed 'under the circumstances.'" [Murray's "New English Dictionary"]

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(3.00 / 3 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. situation

   Synonyms:
   locality, position, topography, state, seat, post, place, condition, residence, aspect, footing, office, birth, plight, predicament, standing

   Antonyms:
   non-situation, non-location, absence, nonassignment, unfixedness, displacement, dislodgment

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. situation(n.)

   Synonyms:
   place, locality, station, location, site, position, seat, ground, spot

2. situation(n.)

   Synonyms:
   condition, state, plight, case, predicament, category, circumstances

3. situation(n.)

   Synonyms:
   post, station, office, BERTH, employment

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. situation(n)

   Synonyms:
   position, place, post, employment, job, location, site, station, position, circumstance, condition, plight, predicament, exigency

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1. List of paraphrases:

   status, situations, position, circumstances, conditions, condition, state, lage, plight, case, situación, location, scenario, picture, situational, context, circumstance, reality, problem, predicament

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How to use situation in a sentence?

1. Jeremy Douglas:

   Before, cooperation at the operation level has been pretty ad hoc but now we hope it will be more organized, systematic, and efficient, we have to be on top of the situation. That means good intelligence and good information are necessary.

2. Eddie McGuire:

   It did have that feel of, you know when you go over the top of a rollercoaster and you just get a little bit of a feeling, and the plane did bank to port, to the left-hand side, a little bit, but it steadied up after about 10 seconds, and I have to say that what the most reassuring part of the situation was that the Qantas pilot came on immediately and said we'd gone in to the back of the turbulence of the Sydney plane.

3. Donald Trump:

   It's amazing that you were able to take it ... that was a tough situation.

4. John Palabrica:

   It puts the grinders in a sticky situation as they will have to buy larger quantities from smaller firms, thereby increasing their risk.

5. Sheriff Essick:

   If Deputy Nick Jax watched the body-worn camera video closely, Deputy Nick Jax may be concerned by what Deputy Nick Jax saw. So was I, deputy Blount handles the entire situation is extremely troubling. As a result, I've served Deputy Blount a notice of termination.

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