Word

situation, n.
(situations)
freq. cnt. 84

the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
<noun.state> freq. cnt.: 67 freq. cnt.: 66 freq. cnt.: 1

situation state of affairs

sample sentences

"the present international situation is dangerous"
"wondered how such a state of affairs had come about"
"eternal truths will be neither true nor eternal unless they have fresh meaning for every new social situation"- Franklin D.Roosevelt

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hypernym

hyponym

a condition or position in which you find yourself
<noun.state> freq. cnt.: 19 freq. cnt.: 18 freq. cnt.: 1

position situation

sample sentences

"the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils"
"found herself in a very fortunate situation"

semantic pointers

hypernym

condition, status

hyponym

place, shoes poverty trap soup stymie, stymy

a job in an organization
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 22 freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

berth billet office place position post situation spot

sample sentences

"he occupied a post in the treasury"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

place place place

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

job, business, occupation, line, line of work

hyponym

academicianship accountantship admiralty ambassadorship apostleship apprenticeship associateship attorneyship bailiffship baronetage bishopry, episcopate cadetship caliphate captainship, captaincy cardinalship, cardinalate chairmanship chancellorship chaplaincy, chaplainship chieftaincy, chieftainship clerkship commandership, commandery comptrollership consulship controllership councillorship, councilorship counselorship, counsellorship curacy curatorship custodianship deanship, deanery directorship discipleship editorship eldership emirate fatherhood fatherhood foremanship generalship, generalcy governorship headship headship hot seat incumbency inspectorship instructorship internship judgeship, judicature khanate lectureship legation, legateship legislatorship librarianship lieutenancy magistracy, magistrature managership manhood marshalship mastership mayoralty messiahship moderatorship overlordship pastorship, pastorate peasanthood plum praetorship precentorship preceptorship prefecture prelacy, prelature premiership presidency, presidentship primateship principalship priorship proconsulship, proconsulate proctorship chair, professorship protectorship public office rabbinate receivership rectorship, rectorate regency residency rulership sainthood secretaryship seigniory, seigneury, feudal lordship senatorship sinecure solicitorship speakership stewardship studentship teachership thaneship throne treasurership tribuneship trusteeship vice-presidency viceroyship viziership wardenship wardership womanhood

physical position in relation to the surroundings
<noun.location> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

site situation

sample sentences

"the sites are determined by highly specific sequences of nucleotides"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

position, place

hyponym

active site close quarters locus locus of infection restriction site antigenic determinant, determinant, epitope

a complex or critical or unusual difficulty
<noun.state>

situation

sample sentences

"the dangerous situation developed suddenly"
"that's quite a situation"
"no human situation is simple"

semantic pointers

hyponym

conflict of interest crisis crunch hornet's nest, hornets' nest hot potato how-do-you-do, how-d'ye-do imbroglio, embroilment Mexican standoff nightmare, incubus no-win situation pass, strait, straits purgatory swamp time bomb, ticking bomb tinderbox urgency deadlock, impasse, standstill, dead end, stalemate quicksand

hypernym