Definition of situation

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • situation is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 9
  • situation is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 9
  • situation is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 11

Definition of situation


  • a condition or position in which you find yourself (noun)

    Examples

    1. the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils
    2. found herself in a very fortunate situation

    Synonyms

    1. position
  • a job in an organization (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. berth
    2. billet
    3. office
    4. place
    5. position
    6. post
    7. spot
  • physical position in relation to the surroundings (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. site
  • the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time (noun)

    Examples

    1. the present international situation is dangerous
    2. eternal truths will be neither true nor eternal unless they have fresh meaning for every new social situation

    Synonyms

    1. state of affairs
  • a complex or critical or unusual difficulty (noun)

    Examples

    1. the dangerous situation developed suddenly
    2. that's quite a situation
    3. no human situation is simple

See definition of situation in Merriam Webster