Synonyms of situation

situation

noun

ˌsi-chə-ˈwā-shən 

1

as in deal

position with regard to conditions and circumstances

the school's situation is improving with additional financial help

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deal
• status
• story
• scene
• posture
• picture
• footing
• state
• ball game
• rank
• standing
• place
• status quo
• spot
• score

2

as in position

an assignment at which one regularly works for pay

there were the usual "situation wanted" postings in the local newspaper

Synonyms & Similar Words

• position
• job
• place
• employment
• post
• capacity
• function
• connection
• appointment
• employ
• office
• occupation
• profession
• work
• billet
• berth
• career
• business
• spot
• task
• living
• practice
• pursuit
• trade
• duty
• vocation
• calling
• mission
• service
• posting
• engagement
• livelihood
• racket
• gig
• line
• lifework

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unemployment
• avocation
• joblessness

3

as in level

the placement of someone or something in relation to others in a vertical arrangement

in earlier times people were unable to alter their situation in life, so if you were born a servant, you stayed a servant

he was pleased with his situation among his peers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• position
• level
• place
• ranking
• rank
• echelon
• status
• degree
• standing
• footing
• station
• stratum
• condition
• reach(es)
• rung
• function
• estate
• order
• capacity
• walk
• rating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of situation

But when the coaches reset the ball to create a fourth-and-goal scenario, Woolen jumped Drake Maye’s pass to Brown along the right sideline and returned the interception for what would likely have been a pick-six in a game situation. — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Discontent grows in Ceuta Ceuta Mayor Juan Jesús Vivas accused the national government, led by Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, of not doing enough to control the situation. — Antonio Sempere, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Williams also shared a letter from Superintendent Jeremy Owoh updating Jacksonville Elementary families and staff on the air quality situation at the school. — Arkansas Online, 21 Aug. 2026

Today, the situation that existed during the Renaissance has almost totally reversed itself. — Roger J. Kreuz, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026