situated

adjective

sit·​u·​at·​ed ˈsi-chə-ˌwā-təd 

1

: having a site, situation, or location : located

2

: provided with money or possessions

comfortably situated

Examples of situated in a Sentence

The building is situated in the bad part of town.

Situated above the valley, the house offers beautiful views.

My parents are not rich, but they're comfortably situated.

Recent Examples on the Web

Brunkhorst argued that the 314-month request from prosecutors was more than triple the average sentence handed down in similarly situated cases in Johnson County. — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2026

Marie also eliminated the oddly situated laundry from between the bathroom and living area and turned it into a chic open workstation. — Vaishnavi Nayel Talawadekar, Architectural Digest, 23 June 2026

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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for situated

• abated
• ablated
• awaited
• belated
• berated
• castrated
• chelated
• citrated
• collated
• conflated
• created
• curated

Kids Definition

situated

adjective

sit·​u·​at·​ed

ˈsich-ə-ˌwāt-əd

1

: placed in a site or situation

2

: provided with money or possessions

not rich but comfortably situated