situational

adjective

sit·​u·​a·​tion·​al ˌsi-chə-ˈwā-sh(ə-)nəl 

1

: of, relating to, or appropriate to a situation

2

: of or relating to situation ethics

situationally adverb

Examples of situational in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

According to data shared with The Athletic, the Saints’ success rate on 335 total ABS challenges jumped from 36.8 percent in 2023 to 49.5 percent in 2024 as their situational awareness improved. —Aaron Gleeman, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025

At the end of the situational assessment, the Chief of the General Staff, LTG. —Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025

For the previous half-hour, give or take, Patrick Mahomes would have sat in a hotel meeting room alongside other quarterbacks and a few members of the Chiefs’ coaching staff, covering the finer details of situational football. —Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2025

Dominik Szot, executive coach for leaders’ legacy, servant leader, global entrepreneur, founder/CEO of MIA, situational leadership trainer. —Dominik Szot, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1867, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for situational

• aspirational
• avocational
• calculational
• combinational
• computational
• conformational
• confrontational
• congregational
• conversational
• correlational
• deformational
• derivational

Medical Definition

situational

adjective

sit·​u·​a·​tion·​al -shnəl, -shən-ᵊl 

: of, relating to, or occurring in a particular set of circumstances

situational impotence

situational hypertension

situationally

-ē 

adverb