circumstance synonyms

circumstance

n.

  1. An attendant condition

    situation, condition, contingency, phase, factor, detail, item, fact, case, place, time, cause, state, status, element, particular, feature, point, incident, proviso, article, stipulation, concern, matter, thing, event, adjunct, occurrence, juncture, exigency, intervention, supervention, fortuity, coincidence, concurrent event, chance, happenstance*; see also state 2.

  2. An occurrence

    event, episode, happening, incident; see event 1. See syn. study at occurrence.

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