circumstances

Meanings

• your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
  • "a victim of circumstances"
• a person's financial situation (good or bad)
  • "he found himself in straitened circumstances"
• a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity
• the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event
• information that should be kept in mind when making a decision
• formal ceremony about important occasions

Synonyms

circumstance, condition, consideration, context, destiny, fate, fortune, lot, luck, portion, setting