Synonyms for atmosphere
ˈæt məsˌfɪərat·mos·phere

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1. atmospherenoun

   The mood or feeling in a situation.

   Synonyms:
   mood, air, ambiance, feeling

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.5 / 4 votes

1. atmosphere, ambiance, ambiencenoun

   a particular environment or surrounding influence

   "there was an atmosphere of excitement"

   Synonyms:
   ambience, air, standard pressure, atm, standard atmosphere, aura, ambiance, atmospheric state

2. standard atmosphere, atmosphere, atm, standard pressurenoun

   a unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade

   Synonyms:
   ambience, air, automatic teller machine, automated teller, automatic teller, standard pressure, automated teller machine, asynchronous transfer mode, standard atmosphere, cash machine, cash dispenser, atm, aura, ambiance, atmospheric state

3. atmosphere, airnoun

   the mass of air surrounding the Earth

   "there was great heat as the comet entered the atmosphere"; "it was exposed to the air"

   Synonyms:
   tune, airwave, melody, atmospheric state, atm, standard pressure, strain, melodic line, gentle wind, zephyr, breeze, standard atmosphere, aviation, air, line, aura, ambiance, melodic phrase, air travel, ambience

4. atmosphere, atmospheric statenoun

   the weather or climate at some place

   "the atmosphere was thick with fog"

   Synonyms:
   ambience, air, standard pressure, atm, standard atmosphere, aura, ambiance, atmospheric state

5. atmospherenoun

   the envelope of gases surrounding any celestial body

   Synonyms:
   ambience, air, standard pressure, atm, standard atmosphere, aura, ambiance, atmospheric state

6. air, aura, atmospherenoun

   a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing

   "an air of mystery"; "the house had a neglected air"; "an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate's headquarters"; "the place had an aura of romance"

   Synonyms:
   tune, airwave, melody, atmospheric state, aureole, standard pressure, strain, melodic line, gentle wind, zephyr, breeze, standard atmosphere, glory, aviation, air, gloriole, atm, nimbus, line, aura, ambiance, halo, melodic phrase, air travel, ambience

Matched Categories

1. • Condition
   • Gas
   • Pressure Unit
   • Quality

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:2.2 / 5 votes

1. environment

   means the background and environment

   Submitted by JP03 on October 23, 2014  

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1. atmospherenoun

   Synonyms:
   air

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1. List of paraphrases for "atmosphere":

   climate, atmospheric, mood, air, environment, ambience, ambiance, ju, sentiment

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1. Brittany Strachan:

   The atmosphere here is miles different from anywhere else, i worked at Pearl Street, one of the biggest Whole Foods in the country, a crazy machine with so many moving parts. Then I came here and everyone was having fun and joking around.

2. Ayumi Fujisaki-Manome:

   The moisture and heat from the lake surface water are absorbed into the atmosphere by storm systems, and then fall back to the ground as snow in the winter.

3. Anastasia Tsepaikina:

   There is an atmosphere definitely, a real hostility, i'm sure it's because of this doping stuff but that is politicized. Sport should be separate.

4. Nick Carpou:

   This is a challenging play time for adult-oriented films, the film is definitely a throwback to an old fashioned way of creating atmosphere and layering tension. It's visually stunning and genuinely creepy.

5. Chris Scott:

   The images of neighborhoods across Europe reduced to rubble due to wartime air raids are a lasting reminder of the destruction that can be caused by man-made explosions, but the impact of these bombs way up in the Earth's atmosphere has never been realized until now. It is astonishing to see how the ripples caused by man-made explosions can affect the edge of space. Each raid released the energy of at least 300 lightning strikes. The sheer power involved has allowed us to quantify how events on the Earth's surface can also affect the ionosphere.