situational

adjective

sit·​u·​a·​tion·​al ˌsi-chə-ˈwā-sh(ə-)nəl 

1

: of, relating to, or appropriate to a situation

2

: of or relating to situation ethics

situationally adverb

Examples of situational in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Boat’s reliable decision-making in dense traffic The vessel’s transit across the Gibraltar Strait demonstrate endurance, situational awareness, and reliable decision-making in dense traffic. —Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2025

But as Idzik elaborated on Thursday, the decrease in play is a product of situational football — and far from a result of Renfrow’s play. —Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 25 Sep. 2025

Additionally, the use of real-time information will evolve from current-state situational awareness to future-state predictive intelligence. —Mike Hodgkinson, Big Think, 22 Sep. 2025

In team meetings on Friday mornings, Vrabel used to cover situational football with unusual, and sometimes game-changing, plays that cropped up across the league the previous week. —Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1867, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for situational

• aspirational
• avocational
• calculational
• combinational
• computational
• conformational
• confrontational
• congregational
• conversational
• correlational
• deformational
• derivational

Medical Definition

situational

adjective

sit·​u·​a·​tion·​al -shnəl, -shən-ᵊl 

: of, relating to, or occurring in a particular set of circumstances

situational impotence

situational hypertension

situationally

-ē 

adverb