situation
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
the present international situation is dangerous
Types & categories
- state hypernym
- absurd hyponym
- acceptance hyponym
- ballgame hyponym
- challenge hyponym
- childlessness hyponym
- complication hyponym
- crowding hyponym
- disequilibrium hyponym
- element hyponym
- environment hyponym
- equilibrium hyponym
- exclusion hyponym
- fishbowl hyponym
- hotbed hyponym
- inclusion hyponym
- intestacy hyponym
- picture hyponym
- prison house hyponym
- rejection hyponym
- size of it hyponym
- square one hyponym
- status quo hyponym
- thing hyponym
Sense 2 noun
a condition or position in which you find yourself
the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils
Types & categories
- condition hypernym
- shoes hyponym
- poverty trap hyponym
- soup hyponym
- stymie hyponym
Sense 3 noun
a complex or critical or unusual difficulty
the dangerous situation developed suddenly
Types & categories
- difficulty hypernym
- conflict of interest hyponym
- crisis hyponym
- crunch hyponym
- hornet's nest hyponym
- hot potato hyponym
- how-do-you-do hyponym
- imbroglio hyponym
- Mexican standoff hyponym
- nightmare hyponym
- no-win situation hyponym
- straits hyponym
- purgatory hyponym
- swamp hyponym
- time bomb hyponym
- tinderbox hyponym
- urgency hyponym
- impasse hyponym
- quicksand hyponym
Sense 4 noun
physical position in relation to the surroundings
the sites are determined by highly specific sequences of nucleotides
Types & categories
- position hypernym
- active site hyponym
- close quarters hyponym
- locus hyponym
- locus of infection hyponym
- restriction site hyponym
- antigenic determinant hyponym
Related & opposite
- situate derivation
Sense 5 noun
a job in an organization
he occupied a post in the treasury
Types & categories
- occupation hypernym
- academicianship hyponym
- accountantship hyponym
- admiralty hyponym
- ambassadorship hyponym
- apostleship hyponym
- apprenticeship hyponym
- associateship hyponym
- attorneyship hyponym
- bailiffship hyponym
- baronetage hyponym
- bishopry hyponym
- cadetship hyponym
- caliphate hyponym
- captainship hyponym
- cardinalship hyponym
- chairmanship hyponym
- chancellorship hyponym
- chaplaincy hyponym
- chieftaincy hyponym
- clerkship hyponym
- commandership hyponym
- comptrollership hyponym
- consulship hyponym
- controllership hyponym
- councillorship hyponym
- counselorship hyponym
- curacy hyponym
- curatorship hyponym
- custodianship hyponym
- deanship hyponym
- directorship hyponym
- discipleship hyponym
- editorship hyponym
- eldership hyponym
- emirate hyponym
- fatherhood hyponym
- fatherhood hyponym
- foremanship hyponym
- generalcy hyponym
- governorship hyponym
- headship hyponym
- headship hyponym
- hot seat hyponym
- incumbency hyponym
- inspectorship hyponym
- instructorship hyponym
- internship hyponym
- judgeship hyponym
- khanate hyponym
- lectureship hyponym
- legation hyponym
- legislatorship hyponym
- librarianship hyponym
- lieutenancy hyponym
- magistracy hyponym
- managership hyponym
- manhood hyponym
- marshalship hyponym
- mastership hyponym
- mayoralty hyponym
- messiahship hyponym
- moderatorship hyponym
- overlordship hyponym
- pastorship hyponym
- peasanthood hyponym
- plum hyponym
- praetorship hyponym
- precentorship hyponym
- preceptorship hyponym
- prefecture hyponym
- prelacy hyponym
- premiership hyponym
- presidentship hyponym
- primateship hyponym
- principalship hyponym
- priorship hyponym
- proconsulship hyponym
- proctorship hyponym
- professorship hyponym
- protectorship hyponym
- public office hyponym
- rabbinate hyponym
- receivership hyponym
- rectorship hyponym
- regency hyponym
- residency hyponym
- rulership hyponym
- sainthood hyponym
- secretaryship hyponym
- feudal lordship hyponym
- senatorship hyponym
- sinecure hyponym
- solicitorship hyponym
- speakership hyponym
- stewardship hyponym
- studentship hyponym
- teachership hyponym
- thaneship hyponym
- throne hyponym
- treasurership hyponym
- tribuneship hyponym
- trusteeship hyponym
- vice-presidency hyponym
- viceroyship hyponym
- viziership hyponym
- wardenship hyponym
- wardership hyponym
- womanhood hyponym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | state |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | absurd |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | acceptance |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | ballgame |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | challenge |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | childlessness |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | complication |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | crowding |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | disequilibrium |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | element |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | environment |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | equilibrium |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | exclusion |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | fishbowl |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | hotbed |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | inclusion |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | intestacy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | picture |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | prison house |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | rejection |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | size of it |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | square one |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | status quo |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | thing |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | condition |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | shoes |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | poverty trap |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | soup |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | stymie |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | difficulty |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | conflict of interest |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | crisis |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | crunch |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | hornet's nest |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | hot potato |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | how-do-you-do |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | imbroglio |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | Mexican standoff |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | nightmare |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | no-win situation |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | straits |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | purgatory |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | swamp |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | time bomb |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | tinderbox |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | urgency |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | impasse |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | quicksand |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | situate |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | position |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | active site |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | close quarters |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | locus |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | locus of infection |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | restriction site |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | antigenic determinant |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | station |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | officiate |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | site |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | post |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | place |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | occupation |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | academicianship |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | accountantship |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | admiralty |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | ambassadorship |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | apostleship |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | apprenticeship |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | associateship |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | attorneyship |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | bailiffship |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | baronetage |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | bishopry |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | cadetship |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | caliphate |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | captainship |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | cardinalship |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | chairmanship |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | chancellorship |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | chaplaincy |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | chieftaincy |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | clerkship |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | commandership |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | comptrollership |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | consulship |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | controllership |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | councillorship |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | counselorship |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | curacy |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | curatorship |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | custodianship |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | deanship |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | directorship |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | discipleship |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | editorship |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | eldership |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | emirate |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | fatherhood |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | fatherhood |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | foremanship |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | generalcy |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | governorship |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | headship |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | headship |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | hot seat |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | incumbency |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | inspectorship |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | instructorship |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | internship |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | judgeship |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | khanate |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | lectureship |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | legation |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | legislatorship |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | librarianship |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | lieutenancy |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | magistracy |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | managership |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | manhood |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | marshalship |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | mastership |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | mayoralty |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | messiahship |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | moderatorship |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | overlordship |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | pastorship |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | peasanthood |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | plum |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | praetorship |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | precentorship |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | preceptorship |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | prefecture |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | prelacy |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | premiership |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | presidentship |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | primateship |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | principalship |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | priorship |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | proconsulship |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | proctorship |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | professorship |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | protectorship |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | public office |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | rabbinate |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | receivership |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | rectorship |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | regency |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | residency |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | rulership |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | sainthood |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | secretaryship |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | feudal lordship |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | senatorship |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | sinecure |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | solicitorship |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | speakership |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | stewardship |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | studentship |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | teachership |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | thaneship |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | throne |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | treasurership |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | tribuneship |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | trusteeship |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | vice-presidency |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | viceroyship |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | viziership |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | wardenship |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | wardership |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | womanhood |