Antonyms for circumstancescir·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

How to use circumstances in a sentence?

1. Cook County prosecutors:

   After reviewing all of the facts and circumstances of the case, including Mr. Smollett's volunteer service in the community and agreement to forfeit Jussie Smollett bond to the City of Chicago, we believe this outcome is a just disposition and appropriate resolution to this case.

2. Thomas Hardy:

   Pessimism is, in brief, playing the sure game. You cannot lose at it; you may gain. It is the only view of life in which you can never be disappointed. Having reckoned what to do in the worst possible circumstances, when better arise, as they may, life becomes child's play.

3. Charles McGee:

   The Tuskegee Airmen success was The Tuskegee Airmen success, certainly, one that we still are proud of - that we were able to overcome the circumstances that were part of policy and help bring about a new day.

4. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin:

   Every family can have different circumstances and kids' immunity is different.

5. World Vision Geeta Bandi-Phillips:

   Those children are still being left behind (in terms of development). What we need to make sure is that new SDGs ... address those children more, (the ones) who are a lot more difficult to reach, it will cost a lot more money. The intention (of the SDGs) is to go to help those children in the most difficult circumstances in fragile states .... but those (goals) need active political commitments and resources.

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