| Main Entry: | circumstance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | situation, condition |
Synonyms: |
Moira, accident, action, adjunct, affair, article, case, cause, coincidence, concern, contingency, crisis, destiny, detail, doom, element, episode, event, exigency, fact, factor, fate, feature, fortuity, go, happening, happenstance, incident, intervention, item, juncture, kismet, lot, matter, occasion, occurrence, particular, phase, place, point, portion, proviso, respect, scene, status, stipulation, supervention, thing, time, where it's at |
| Concept: | Circumstance. |
| Category: | 4. MODAL EXISTENCE; Relative |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
circumstance, situation, phase, position, posture, attitude, place, point; terms; regime; footing, standing, status., occasion, juncture, conjunctive; contingency (event)., predicament; emergence, emergency; exigency, crisis, pinch, pass, push; occurrence; turning point., bearings, how the land lies., surroundings, context, environment; location., contingency, dependence (uncertainty); causation, attribution [more]; the circumstances, conditions [more].
-adjectives
circumstantial; given, conditional, provisional; critical; modal; contingent, incidental; adventitious (extrinsic); limitative.
-adverbs
in the circumstances, under the circumstances; thus, in such wise., accordingly; that being the case, such being the case, in view of the circumstances; that being so, sith, since, seeing that., as matters stand; as things go, as times go., conditionally, provided, if, in case; if so, if so be, if it be so; depending on circumstances, in certain circumstances, under certain conditions; if it so happen, if it so turn out; in the event of; in such a contingency, in such a case, in such an event; provisionally, unless, without., according to circumstances, according to the occasion; as it may happen, as it may turn out,as it may be; as the case may be, as the wind blows; pro re nata.
-phrases
" yet are my sins not those of circumstance " [Lytton].
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Antonyms: |
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