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

Luckily, Marie, an unfiltered German-style helles lager, named after founder Shaun Hill's maternal great-grandmother, is often on tap at the idyllically situated brewery. —Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025

Its first-thing-in-the-morning timing means that its content is well situated to set the news agenda—or to relay the administration’s spin. —Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 2 May 2025

Orlando, with Paolo Banchero, Franz Wagner and Jalen Suggs would appear better situated. —Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2025

While other similarly situated institutions such as Harvard University are challenging the federal funding cuts, Columbia did not join its faculty in filing a lawsuit against canceling medical research. —Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 6 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for situated

• abdicated
• abrogated
• acclimated
• activated
• actuated
• adumbrated
• advocated
• aggravated
• aggregated
• agitated
• allocated
• alternated

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