Synonyms for circumstances
cir·cum·stances

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1. fortune, destiny, fate, luck, lot, circumstances, portionnoun

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

   "whatever my fortune may be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot"; "the luck of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances"; "success that was her portion"

   Synonyms:
   tidy sum, fortune, fate, peck, mint, band, plenty, lot, batch, raft, quite a little, passel, portion, parcel, dowry, spate, muckle, mass, constituent, pile, share, good deal, stack, chance, luck, destiny, deal, serving, dowery, dower, percentage, caboodle, hazard, wad, flock, hatful, mickle, component, slew, heap, mess, part, bunch, sight, mountain, draw, helping, component part, set, great deal, pot, circle

2. circumstancesnoun

   a person's financial situation (good or bad)

   "he found himself in straitened circumstances"

   Synonyms:
   luck, portion, fortune, destiny, fate, lot

Matched Categories

1. • Condition
   • Possession

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1. circumstancesnoun

   Synonyms:
   situation, condition, position, state of affairs, pecuniary standing

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1. List of paraphrases for "circumstances":

   conditions, situations, cases, situation, circumstance, case, instances, contexts, facts

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1. Patrick Martin:

   We would be very surprised to hear from Philae again after so long, but we will keep Rosetta’s listening channel on until it is no longer possible due to power constraints as we move ever further from the Sun towards the end of the mission, philae has been a tremendous challenge and for the lander teams to have achieved the science results that they have in the unexpected and difficult circumstances is something we can all be proud of.

2. The NBA:

   In consultation with medical experts, and based on all facts and circumstances, it was determined that his attendance did not create risks related to the spread of COVID-19 and therefore no quarantine is necessary.

3. Product Keith Coleman:

   We apply labels and add context to Tweets, but we don’t want to limit efforts to circumstances where something breaks our rules or receives widespread public attention.

4. This President:

   As I understand it these planes are not even going to be delivered until late 2024, 2025. This President is not going to fly on this plane under any circumstances... we're simply trying to exercise our oversight responsibilities to try to save the taxpayers money.

5. Gina Haspel:

   I'm not going to sit here with the benefit of hindsight and judge the very good people who made hard decisions who were running the agency in very extraordinary circumstances at the time.