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climate

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Synonyms and Antonyms of climate

1 a special quality or impression associated with something

a new inner-city school designed to encourage a climate of learning

Synonyms of climate

air, ambience (or ambiance), aroma, atmosphere, aura, flavor, halo, karma, mood, nimbus, note, odor, patina, smell, temper, vibration(s)

Words Related to climate

aureole (or aureola), mystique, romance

feel, feeling, sensation, sense, spirit

attribute, character, characteristic, image, mark, notion, peculiarity, picture, property, trait

color, illusion, overtone, semblance, suggestion, tone

2 the circumstances, conditions, or objects by which one is surrounded

it's hard to concentrate in this hectic climate

Synonyms of climate

ambient, atmosphere, clime, context, contexture, environment, environs, medium, milieu, mise-en-scène, setting, surround, surroundings, terrain

Words Related to climate

location, place, position, space

backdrop, background

situation, status

geography, habitat

microenvironment

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