Synonyms for environment
ɛnˈvaɪ rən mənt, -ˈvaɪ ərn-en·vi·ron·ment

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.7 / 6 votes

1. environmentnoun

   the totality of surrounding conditions

   "he longed for the comfortable environment of his living room"

   Synonyms:
   surround, surroundings, environs

2. environment, environs, surroundings, surroundnoun

   the area in which something exists or lives

   "the country--the flat agricultural surround"

   Synonyms:
   surround, milieu, purlieu, surroundings, environs

Matched Categories

1. • Geographical Area
   • Situation

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:2.2 / 5 votes

1. atmosphere

   means the background and environment

   Submitted by JP03 on October 23, 2014  

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:2.3 / 3 votes

1. environmentnoun

   Synonyms:
   conditions, entourage

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:1.0 / 2 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "environment":

   environmental, 'environnement, environments, environnement, climate, context, medium, milieu, surroundings, atmosphere, ambiente, ambient, middle, environmentally, mid, setting, framework, umwelt, conditions, landscape, empty, midst, background, community, east, ecological

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How to use environment in a sentence?

1. Jay Monahan:

   When you're in a situation where there's heightened tension on a competitive environment ... it gives you an opportunity to maybe attack some sacred cows or some areas that people said you can never do that.

2. Zafar Adeel:

   If we can demonstrate a simple, cost-effective new approach in low-resource settings ... we can advance development, protect the environment and help reduce sanitation problems.

3. Rita Mathieu from Lebanon:

   While sunbathing, I can recharge my phone without using electricity and I have a fridge where water stays cool. When I am on the beach, I used to always look around for a charger and never manage to find any, and the water never stays cool - so it is great and has everything in it, it even has a pocket where I can put a book and it takes no space at all. It also charges on solar power which is very good for the environment.

4. Tiemen Meester:

   The knock-on effect on imports has continued into 2015, the tough and volatile market environment looks set to continue for some time yet... The board considered it appropriate in view of the broader context to suspend dividend payments for the medium term.

5. Chief Executive Sean O'Connor:

   We don't have any magic science to it, the world is a more scary place for people and that's a good environment for (banks and brokers).