dictionary | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
---|
NOUN | 1 | situation, state of affairs | The general state of things |
---|---|---|---|
2 | situation, position | A condition or position in which you find yourself | |
3 | situation | A complex or critical or unusual difficulty | |
4 | situation, site | Physical position in relation to the surroundings | |
5 | situation, position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place | A job in an organization |
Sounds | sih.chuwey'shahn |
---|---|
Rhymes | Aachen, Aaron, abandon, and 2504 more rhymes in ahn at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | The general state of things. The combination of circumstances at a given time. |
---|---|
Examples | "the present international situation is dangerous"; "eternal truths will be neither true nor eternal unless they have fresh meaning for every new social situation"- Franklin D.Roosevelt |
Synonyms | state of affairs |
Narrower | acceptance; ballgame, new ballgame; challenge; childlessness; complication; crowding; disequilibrium; element; environment; equilibrium; exclusion; goldfish bowl, fish bowl, fishbowl; hotbed; inclusion; picture, scene; prison, prison house; rejection; size, size of it; square one; status quo; thing |
Broader | state |
Meaning | A condition or position in which you find yourself. |
---|---|
Examples | "the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils"; "found herself in a very fortunate situation" |
Synonyms | position |
Narrower | place, shoes; poverty trap; soup; stymie |
Broader | condition, status |
Meaning | A complex or critical or unusual difficulty. |
---|---|
Examples | "the dangerous situation developed suddenly"; "that's quite a situation"; "no human situation is simple" |
Narrower | conflict of interest; crisis; crunch; hornet's nest, hornets' nest; hot potato; how-do-you-do, how-d'ye-do; imbroglio, embroilment; Mexican standoff; nightmare, incubus; no-win situation; pass, strait, straits; purgatory; swamp; time bomb, ticking bomb; tinderbox; urgency; deadlock, dead end, impasse, stalemate, standstill; quicksand |
Broader | difficulty |
Meaning | Physical position in relation to the surroundings. |
---|---|
Synonyms | site |
Narrower | active site; locus; locus of infection; restriction site |
Broader | position, place |
Verbs | situate |
Meaning | A job in an organization. |
---|---|
Synonyms | position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place |
Narrower | academicianship; accountantship; admiralty; ambassadorship; apostleship; apprenticeship; attorneyship; bailiffship; bishopry; cadetship; caliphate; captainship, captaincy; cardinalship; chairmanship; chancellorship; chaplaincy, chaplainship; chieftaincy, chieftainship; clerkship; commandership, commandery; comptrollership; consulship; controllership; councillorship, councilorship; counselorship, counsellorship; curacy; curatorship; custodianship; deanship, deanery; directorship; discipleship; editorship; eldership; emirate; fatherhood; fatherhood; foremanship; generalship; governorship; headship; headship; hot seat; incumbency; inspectorship; instructorship; internship; judgship, judgeship, judicature; khanate; lectureship; legation, legateship; legislatorship; librarianship; lieutenancy; magistracy, magistrature; managership; manhood; marshalship; mastership; mayoralty; messiahship; moderatorship; overlordship; pastorship, pastorate; peasanthood; praetorship; precentorship; preceptorship; prefecture; prelacy, prelature; premiership; presidency, presidentship; primateship; principalship; priorship; proconsulship, proconsulate; proctorship; professorship, chair; protectorship; public office; receivership; regency; residency; rulership; sainthood; secretaryship; senatorship; sinecure; solicitorship; speakership; stewardship; studentship; teachership; thaneship; throne; treasurership; tribuneship; viceroyship; viziership; wardenship; wardership; womanhood |
Broader | occupation, business, job, line of work, line |