situations

NOUN

place of activity

Synonyms

STRONGEST

position

STRONG

bearings direction footing latitude locale locality location locus longitude post seat setting site spot stage station whereabouts

WEAK

where

NOUN

circumstances, status

Synonyms

STRONGEST

case condition place plight position scene

STRONG

ballgame bargain capacity character footing mode picture posture rank sphere stage standing standpoint state station

WEAK

how things stack up like it is size of it state of affairs status quo

Antonyms

STRONGEST

unemployment

NOUN

employment status

Synonyms

STRONGEST

job place position trade

STRONG

appointment berth billet capacity connection employment engagement hire office placement post profession spot

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fun unemployment

Example Sentences

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But the question of whether it made cynical sense to hack the situation’s geopolitics stuck with me: Should people wait on war developments to book their flights?

From Slate • May 12, 2026

"I imagine Google and Apple are a little too risk-averse for their size and the whole situation's really unpredictable," he says.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2025

We should be more sensitive to the Elmo situation's optics.

From Salon • Feb. 9, 2024

Feldstein Soto continued to maintain that the situation’s urgency pointed toward Adams as uniquely qualified to address it.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2023

“I know the situation’s dire, but y’all sure you wanna go up in there now? Maybe we gather our strength, head in tomorrow?”

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older