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state affair

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Main Entry: condition
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: circumstances

Synonyms:

action, ballgame, case, estate, happening, how it goes, how things are, how things stack up, lay of the land, like it is, mode, order, plight, position, posture, predicament, quality, rank, repair, reputation, riff, scene, shape, situation, size of it, sphere, spot, standing, state, state of affairs, status, status quo, trim, way things are, way things shape up, where it's at
Main Entry: situation
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: circumstances, status

Synonyms:

ballgame, bargain, capacity, case, character, condition, footing, how things stack up, like it is, mode, picture, place, plight, position, posture, rank, scene, size of it, sphere, stage, standing, standpoint, state, state of affairs, station, status quo*
Main Entry: state
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: condition or mode of being

Synonyms:

accompaniment, attitude, capacity, case, category, chances, character, circumstance, circumstances, contingency, element, environment, essential, estate, event, eventuality, fix, footing, form, frame of mind, humor, imperative, juncture, limitation, mood, nature, occasion, occurrence, outlook, pass, phase, plight, position, posture, predicament, prerequisite, proviso, reputation, requirement, shape, situation, spirits, stand, standing, state of affairs, station, status, stipulation, time, welfare
Main Entry: status quo
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: current situation

Synonyms:

circumstances, existing condition, existing conditions, how things stand, no change, parameters, present state of affairs, situation, size of it, standing, state, state of affairs, status, status in quo, usual
Main Entry: ball of wax
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: the whole kit and caboodle

Synonyms:

everything but the kitchen sink, full monty, nine yards, shebang, show, state of affairs, the whole shebang, whole works, works
Related Words
Main Entry: condition
Part of Speech: noun, verb
Related
Adjectives:
adventitious, choosehow, circumstantial, conditional, contingent, crisic, critical, ectopic, entopic, exceptional, ferial, formal, given, guarded, hypothetical, incidental, modal, organic, provisional, qualifying, structural
Concept Thesaurus
Concept: State.
Category: 4. MODAL EXISTENCE; Absolute

Synonyms:

-nouns
state, condition, category, estate, lot, ease, trim, mood, pickle, plight, temper; aspect (appearance), dilemma, pass, predicament., constitution, habitude, diathesis; frame, fabric; stamp, set, fit, mold, mould., mode, modality, schesis; form (shape)., tone, tenor, turn; trim, guise, fashion, light, complexion, style, character.
-verbs
be in a state, possess a state, enjoy a state, labor under a state; be on a footing, do, fare; come to pass.
-adjectives
conditional, modal, formal; structural, organic.
-adverbs
conditionally; as the matter stands, as things are; such being the case.

Antonyms:

circumstance
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Concept Thesaurus
Concept: Situation.
Category: 2. RELATIVE SPACE

Synonyms:

-nouns
situation, position, locality, locale, status, latitude and longitude; footing, standing, standpoint, post; stage; aspect, attitude, posture, pose., place, site, station, seat, venue, whereabouts; ground; bearings (direction); spot (limited space)., topography, geography, chorography; map.
-verbs
be situated, be situate; lie, have its seat in.
-adjectives
situate, situated; local, topical, topographical.
-adverbs
in situ, in loco; here and there, passim; here abouts, there abouts, where abouts; in place, here, there., in such and such surroundings, in such and such environs, in such and such entourage, amidst such and such surroundings, amidst such and such environs, amidst such and such entourage.
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