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

For all of Letang’s and Karlsson’s countless gifts, neither has ever been particularly good in the area of situational hockey. —Josh Yohe, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025

Li and his colleagues said these results can then be shared across command levels, giving the PLA improved situational awareness. —Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2025

Yes, the point difference was largely due to special teams misgivings, but Canales’ situational choices led to some of those miscues. —Mike Kaye september 28, Charlotte Observer, 28 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

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