state of affairs as a noun: - 1
state of affairs
noun
1 state of affairs
The general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time:
— Wondered how such a state of affairs had come about.
synonym: situation.
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)
8.
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Moby thesaurus: affairs, circumstances, concerns, condition of things, conditions, dealings, doings, goings-on, how it goes, how it is, how things are, how things stand, life, like it is, march of events, matters, proceedings, relations, run of things, status in quo, the status quo, the times, the world, what happens ... show more.
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