Synonyms and antonyms of General words for situations and circumstances in British Thesaurus

situation (noun)

the set of conditions that exist at a particular time in a particular place

circumstance (noun)

a fact or condition that affects a situation

conditions (noun)

the situation or environment in which something happens or exists

background (noun)

the general situation in which something happens

position (noun)

a general situation

climate (noun)

the general situation or attitudes that people have at a particular time

state of affairs (noun)

the situation that a person, place, or process is in at a particular time

context (noun)

the general situation in which something happens, which helps to explain it

environment (noun)

the conditions and influences in which people carry on a particular activity

events (noun)

something that happens, especially something that involves several people

affair (noun)

used for talking about an event, situation etc

affairs (noun)

things relating to your personal life, for example what is happening within your family or your financial situation

backdrop (noun)

the situation or place in which something happens

the big/wider picture ()

a whole or complete situation, including all the things that it affects, not just one part of it

business (noun)

something that you have to deal with

case (noun)

a situation or set of conditions, especially one involving a particular person or thing

case (noun)

a situation or person to be dealt with, often by an official

circumstance (noun)

your circumstances are the conditions in which you live, especially how much money you have

circumstance (noun)

formal events and situations that cannot be controlled

condition (noun)

the environment in which people must live and work

condition (noun)

formal life and the situations that people have to deal with, especially when this is difficult

contingency (noun)

something that might happen in the future, especially something bad

the deal (noun)

spoken what is happening or going to happen

development (noun)

a new event that changes a situation

dimension (noun)

a part of a situation, especially when it influences the way you think about the situation

dynamic (noun)

the set of forces that exist in a situation, especially a relationship, and that affect how it changes or develops

the ebb and flow ()

the way that a situation keeps changing between two states, for example in a game, fight, or argument

encounter (noun)

an experience or discovery of a particular kind

the equation (noun)

all the different aspects that you have to consider in a situation

estate (noun)

an old word meaning the situation or state that someone is in

events (noun)

used in a general way to talk about a combination of things that happen

eventuality (noun)

formal something that might happen, especially something bad that people might have to deal with

experience (noun)

something that happens to you, or a situation that you are involved in

extenuating circumstances (noun)

conditions that make a bad action or mistake seem less serious, sometimes even making it seem reasonable

footing (noun)

the basic conditions in which something operates or develops

front (noun)

a particular aspect of a situation

game (noun)

an activity or situation that someone seems to be treating less seriously than it should be treated

go (noun)

Americaninformal a situation in which something that has been planned can happen or be done

ground (noun)

an environment in which ideas can develop

history (noun)

all the things that a particular person has done or experienced

irony (noun)

a strange, funny, or sad situation in which things happen in the opposite way to what you would expect

kaleidoscope (noun)

a scene, situation, or experience that keeps changing and has many different aspects

the lay of the land ()

the lie of the land

the lie of the land ()

the way a situation is developing

life history (noun)

all the things that happen to someone during their life

locus (noun)

formal the particular place or situation in which something exists or takes place

matrix (noun)

formal a set of social, political, or cultural conditions in which something develops or takes place

matters (noun)

a situation that someone is involved in

melting pot (noun)

a situation in which there are many different types of people, ideas, religions etc existing together

milieu (noun)

very formal the particular people and society that surround you and influence the way in which you behave

occasion (noun)

a time at which something happens

order (noun)

the general situation at a particular time, especially the existing political, economic, or social system that is used at a particular time

palimpsest (noun)

something that has many obvious stages or levels of meaning, development, or history

phenomenon (noun)

an event or situation that can be seen to happen or exist

picture (noun)

a situation

position (noun)

a situation that a particular person is in

pressures (noun)

conditions that influence the way that events develop

proposition (noun)

something or someone that you have to deal with, described as having a particular quality

pros and cons (noun)

the advantages and disadvantages of something

scenario (noun)

a situation that could possibly happen

scene (noun)

something that happens in a particular place

scene (noun)

mainly Americaninformal a situation

scope (noun)

the things that a particular activity, organization, subject, etc deals with

seedbed (noun)

mainly journalism conditions that allow something to develop, especially something bad

someone’s lot (in life) ()

someone’s general situation in life, especially when this is not very good

someone’s portion ()

the things that someone must accept as part of their life

stage (noun)

the place or situation in which something happens, especially in politics

state of play (noun)

British the way in which something is happening or developing

the status quo (noun)

the present situation, or the way that things usually are

taste (noun)

a short experience of something that you are not used to

thing (noun)

a situation, or an event

thing (noun)

used for referring to a particular aspect of a situation that you are making a comment about

things (noun)

all of the aspects of a particular situation

time (noun)

an occasion

time (noun)

an experience

ups and downs ()

a variety of situations and experiences that are sometimes good and sometimes bad

waters (noun)

used for talking about a particular type of situation

way (noun)

a situation or condition

the way things are ()

a situation or condition that someone or something is in at a particular time

world (noun)

mainly literary the state of being alive