situation as a noun: 1 2 3 4 5
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situation noun
1 situation The general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time:— The present international situation is dangerous.
synonym: state of affairs .
Roget 184 :location ,
localization ;
lodgment ;
deposition ,
reposition ;
stowage ,
package ;
collocation ;
packing ,
lading ;
establishment ,
settlement ,
installation ;
fixation ;
insertion
etc.
300 habitat ,
environment ,
surroundings
(situation)
183 circumjacence
etc.
227 † .
anchorage ,
mooring ,
encampment .
plantation ,
colony ,
settlement ,
cantonment ;
colonization ,
domestication ,
situation ;
habitation
etc.
(abode)
189 cohabitation ;
a local habitation and a name "
[Midsummer Night's Dream];
endenization † ,
naturalization .
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Roget 156 :chance ,
indetermination ,
accident ,
fortune ,
hazard ,
hap ,
haphazard ,
chance medley ,
random ,
luck ,
raccroc † ,
casualty ,
contingence ,
adventure ,
hit ;
fate
etc.
(necessity)
601 equal chance ;
lottery ;
tombola † ;
toss up
etc.
621 turn of the table ,
turn of the cards ;
hazard of the die ,
chapter of accidents ,
fickle finger of fate ;
cast of the dice ,
throw of the dice ;
heads or tails ,
flip of a coin ,
wheel of Fortune ;
sortes † ,
sortes Virgilianae † .
probability ,
possibility ,
odds ;
long odds ,
run of luck ;
accidentalness ;
main chance ,
odds on ,
favorable odds .
contingency ,
dependence
(uncertainty)
475 situation
(circumstance)
8 statistics ,
theory of Probabilities ,
theory of Chances ;
bookmaking ;
assurance ;
speculation ,
gaming
etc.
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Roget 151 :eventuality ,
event ,
occurrence ,
incident ,
affair ,
matter ,
thing ,
episode ,
happening ,
proceeding ,
contingency ,
juncture ,
experience ,
fact ;
matter of fact ;
naked fact ,
bare facts ,
just the facts ;
phenomenon ;
advent .
business ,
concern ,
transaction ,
dealing ,
proceeding ;
circumstance ,
particular ,
casualty ,
accident ,
adventure ,
passage ,
crisis ,
pass ,
emergency ,
contingency ,
consequence ;
opportunity
(occasion)
143 the world ,
life ,
things ,
doings ,
affairs in general ;
things in general ,
affairs in general ;
the times ,
state of affairs ,
order of the day ;
course of things ,
tide of things ,
stream of things ,
current of things ,
run of things ,
march of things ,
course of events ;
ups and downs of life ,
vicissitudes of life ;
chapter of accidents
etc.
(chance)
156 situation
etc.
(circumstances)
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2 situation A condition or position in which you find yourself:— The unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils.
synonym: position .
Dutch: positie
3 situation A complex or critical or unusual difficulty.
Dutch: toestand
4 situation Physical position in relation to the surroundings.
synonym: site .
5 situation A job in an organization.
synonyms: berth , billet , office , place , position , post , spot .
Roget 625 :business ,
occupation ,
employment ;
pursuit
etc.
622
what one is doing ,
what one is about ;
affair ,
concern ,
matter ,
case .
matter in hand ,
irons in the fire ;
thing to do ,
agendum ,
task ,
work ,
job ,
chore [U.S.] ,
errand ,
commission ,
mission ,
charge ,
care ;
duty
etc.
926 part ,
role ,
cue ;
province ,
function ,
lookout ,
department ,
capacity ,
sphere ,
orb ,
field ,
line ;
walk ,
walk of life ;
beat ,
round ,
routine ;
race ,
career .
office ,
place ,
post ,
chargeship † ,
incumbency ,
living ;
situation ,
berth ,
employ ;
service
etc.
(servitude)
749 engagement ;
undertaking
etc.
676 vocation ,
calling ,
profession ,
cloth ,
faculty ;
industry ,
art ;
industrial arts ;
craft ,
mystery ,
handicraft ;
trade
etc.
(commerce)
794 exercise ;
work
etc.
(action)
680 avocation ;
press of business
etc.
(activity)
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Roget 8 :circumstance ,
situation ,
phase ,
position ,
posture ,
attitude ,
place ,
point ;
terms ;
regime ;
footing ,
standing ,
status .
occasion ,
juncture ,
conjunctive ;
contingency
etc.
(event)
151 predicament ;
emergence ,
emergency ;
exigency ,
crisis ,
pinch ,
pass ,
push ;
occurrence ;
turning point .
bearings ,
how the land lies .
surroundings ,
context ,
environment
232 location
184 contingency ,
dependence
(uncertainty)
475 causation
153 attribution
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Roget 183 :situation ,
position ,
locality ,
locale ,
status ,
latitude and longitude ;
footing ,
standing ,
standpoint ,
post ;
stage ;
aspect ,
attitude ,
posture ,
pose .
environment ,
surroundings
(location)
184 circumjacence
etc.
227 † .
place ,
site ,
station ,
seat ,
venue ,
whereabouts ;
ground ;
bearings
etc.
(direction)
278 spot
etc.
(limited space)
182 topography ,
geography ,
chorography † ;
map
etc.
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Dutch: standplaats Polish: stołek, posterunek, stolec, stanowisko, funkcja
verb
Roget 625 :pass one's time in ,
employ one's time in ,
spend one's time in ;
employ oneself in ,
employ oneself upon ;
occupy oneself with ,
concern oneself with ;
make it one's business
etc.
n.;
undertake
etc.
676
enter a profession ;
betake oneself to ,
turn one's hand to ;
have to do with
etc.
(do)
680 office ,
place ,
post ,
chargeship † ,
incumbency ,
living ;
situation ,
berth ,
employ ;
service
etc.
(servitude)
749 engagement ;
undertaking
etc.
676 drive a trade ;
carry on a trade ,
do a trade ,
transact a trade ,
carry on business ,
do business ,
transact business
etc.
n.;
keep a shop ;
ply one's task ,
ply one's trade ;
labor in one's vocation ;
pursue the even tenor of one's way ;
attend to business ,
attend to one's work .
officiate ,
serve ,
act ;
act one's part ,
play one's part ;
do duty ;
serve the office of ,
discharge the office of ,
perform the office of ,
perform the duties of ,
perform the functions of ;
hold an office ,
fill an office ,
fill a place ,
fill a situation ;
hold a portfolio ,
hold a place ,
hold a situation .
be about ,
be doing ,
be engaged in ,
be employed in ,
be occupied with ,
be at work on ;
have one's hands in ,
have in hand ;
have on one's hands ,
have on one's shoulders ;
bear the burden ;
have one's hands full
etc.
(activity)
682 be in the hands of ,
be on the stocks ,
be on the anvil ;
pass through one's hands .
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