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

But each closure upends hundreds of lives, disrupts communities, and raises hard questions for similarly situated institutions. — Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Some states are better situated to weather a downturn than others. — Scott Cohn, CNBC, 13 July 2026

For example, while Borovicanin’s group has won an injunction, similarly situated players in other courts might lose. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 9 July 2026

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

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