Situation

English

Noun

Situation (plural Situations)

1. The way in which something is positioned vis-à-vis its surroundings.
2. The place in which something is situated; a location.
3. Position or status with regard to conditions and circumstances.
4. The combination of circumstances at a given moment; a state of affairs.
5. (UK) A position of employment; a post.
6. (informal, euphemisms) A difficult or unpleasant set of circumstances; a problem.

Adjectives for Situation

sentimental; silly; messiest; equivocal; dramatic; ticklish; cheerful; recurrent; enviable; unpleasant; extreme; alarming; horrifying; tragic; embarrassing; peculiar; speech; tense; detrimental; momentous; dangerous; farcical; desolate; unique; slippery; economic; international; effective; social; urgent; charming; analogous; painful; dependent; aggravating; remote; material; depressing; financial; defiant; unhappy; countless (plural); rational; humorous; precise; secluded; curious; relative; important; insular; hopeless; lonesome; incredible; immoral; dismal; strategical; favorable; arduous; defenseless; conspicuous; parlous; dispersed; pragmatic; dismaying; strained; unfortunate; picturesque; melancholy; appalling; commanding; accessible; ridiculous; subordinate; paradoxical; delicate; difficult; much-coveted; awkward; isolated; distressing; diplomatic; precarious; sequestered; desperate; exposed; forfeited; military; healthy; romantic; comfortable; fearful; perilous; ironic; anomalous.

Verbs for Situation

alleviate—; alter—; analyze—; barge into (colloq.)—; contemplate—; control—; crash into—; define—; denounce—; dismiss—; dramatize—; clarify—; command—; conceive—; confess—; cope with—; create—; cripple—; deal with—; divulge—; evaluate —; exaggerate—; gloss over—; grapple with—; grasp—; handle—; master—; plunge into—; ponder over—; relieve—; remedy—; resolve—; save—; sense —; size up—; soften—; sum up—; take stock of—; trace—; unscramble—; utilize—; view—; visualize—; —aggravates; —appeals; —s arise; —baffles; —calculates; carries; —clears; —confronts; —demonstrates; —develops; —discloses; —disturbs; —dominates; —eases; —grows; —illuminates; —intensifies; —portrays; —recurs; — relaxes; —relinquishes; —revolves; — solves; —suffers; mull over—; neglect—; over-dramatize—.

Synonyms

• (combination of circumstances): condition, set up

Thesaurus

abode, alentours, allocation, ambience, ambit, angle, angle of vision, appointment, area, assignment, bargain, basis, bearings, bench mark, berth, billet, borderlands, capacity, case, character, circle, circuit, circumambiencies, circumjacencies, circumstance, circumstances, collocation, compass, condition, connection, context, deployment, deposit, deposition, disposition, district, emplacement, employment, engagement, entourage, environing circumstances, environment, environs, estate, eye, fix, footing, frame of reference, framework, gestalt, gestation, gig, gravidity, habitat, hole, incumbency, jam, job, kettle of fish, lading, latitude and longitude, lieu, light, loading, locale, locality, localization, locating, location, locus, lot, mental outlook, milieu, modality, mode, moonlighting, neighborhood, office, opening, outlook, outposts, outskirts, packing, pass, perimeter, periphery, pickle, picture, pinpoint, pinpointing, place, placement, placing, plight, point, point of view, position, positioning, post, posting, posture, precincts, predicament, purlieus, putting, rank, reference system, regard, region, reposition, respect, second job, service, setting, side, sight, site, situs, slant, spot, spotting, stand, standing, standpoint, state, state of affairs, station, stationing, status, status quo, stead, storage, stowage, suburbs, surroundings, system, tenure, total environment, universe, vacancy, vicinage, vicinity, view, viewpoint, where, whereabout, whereabouts