SITUATIONS Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

situations

noun

plural of situation

as in statuses

position with regard to conditions and circumstances the school's situation is improving with additional financial help

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Relevance

as in positions

an assignment at which one regularly works for pay there were the usual "situation wanted" postings in the local newspaper

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as in levels

the placement of someone or something in relation to others in a vertical arrangement in earlier times people were unable to alter their situation in life, so if you were born a servant, you stayed a servant he was pleased with his situation among his peers

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Recent Examples of situations At the same time, Walmsley went on, situations like the one in Arcadia are forcing an industry-wide reckoning. —

Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 11 May 2026 Last season, the Royals thrived in these situations with a 33-19 record that was the third-best in baseball. —

Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 11 May 2026 This aspect could create everything from mental fog, distorted perceptions and the tendency to romanticize situations before fully understanding them. —

Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026 Hantavirus is typically not spread from person to person, with transmission considered rare and generally limited to close-contact situations. —

Christopher Harris, CBS News, 11 May 2026 Carr said the passes provide several safety benefits, such as identifying high traffic areas where the school could place additional monitors, keep students who fought with each other out of the hallways at the same time and find students in emergency situations and evacuations. —

Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026 Brooklyn isn’t the Knicks, and the situations differ. —

C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 11 May 2026 Three world leaders, three pressure-cooker situations. —

Katie Foley, CNBC, 11 May 2026 Anti-theft crossbodies with locking zippers and secure straps make a real difference in these situations. —

Chantelle Kincy, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2026

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Noun

The airline is also honoring Spirit frequent-flyer statuses and benefits on Southwest, such as early boarding.

— Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 2 May 2026
With no funding to help implement new requirements, staff members were reassigned to learn about immigration statuses, according to an email obtained via a records request.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 30 Apr. 2026