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The Meaning of circumstance

  • (n.) That which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event; an attendant thing or state of things.
  • (n.) An event; a fact; a particular incident.
  • (n.) Circumlocution; detail.
  • (n.) Condition in regard to worldly estate; state of property; situation; surroundings.
  • (v. t.) To place in a particular situation; to supply relative incidents.

Synonyms

Detail , feature , point , event , occurrence , incident , situation , position , fact , topic , condition , particular , specialty.

Antonyms

Deed , case , transaction.

Rhymes

advance , anse , askance , chance , crance , dance , enhance , expanse , finance , france , freelance , glance , hance , hanse , happenstance , lafrance , lance , mance , manse , nance , perchance , pomerance , pomeranz , prance , rance , refinance , romance , schanz , schranz , stance , trance , underfinance , vance