circumstances

Noun

Meaning

a person's financial situation (good or bad)

your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

state case times position conditionality environment situation condition setting context portion atmosphere background lot fate

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Antonyms

radicalism hairiness findings

Hypernyms

condition possession

Hyponyms

providence failure misfortune good luck bad luck luckiness

Phrases with the word

under no circumstances under any circumstances current circumstances in these circumstances normal circumstances in no circumstances

Examples

To practice five things under all circumstances constitutes perfect virtue; these five are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness. Confucius

Extraordinary people survive under the most terrible circumstances and they become more extraordinary because of it. Robertson Davies

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used. Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

I have no set principles; I make adaptability to all circumstances my principle. Japanese Proverb

Open your eyes and your ears when contracting, because the agreed upon circumstances mean a lot. Sicilian Proverb

A wise man adapts himself to circumstances as water shapes itself according to the vessel that contains it. Chinese Proverb

Close letter words and terms

circumstance circumstance mitigating circumstanced circumstances into consideration circumstances mitigating circumstant