Synonyms and Antonyms of circumstance
1
a state or end that seemingly has been decided beforehand
- the condemned murderer seemed indifferent to his circumstance
accident, casualty [archaic], chance, hap, happenchance, happenstance, hazard, luck
predestination
aftereffect, aftermath, conclusion, consequence, development, effect, fruit, issue, outcome, outgrowth, result, resultant, sequel, sequence, upshot
2
something that happens
- due to unexpected circumstances, the test will be postponed
coincidence, co-occurrence, fluke, freak
landmark, milepost, milestone, page, phenomenon, turning point
adventure, experience, time
happenchance, happenstance
accident, crisis, emergency, juncture
achievement, deed, exploit, feat
news, tidings
3
the uncertain course of events
- I was a victim of circumstance, for nothing that I could have done would have made a difference
fortuitousness, fortuity, haphazardry, randomness, uncertainty
fluke, happenchance, happenstance
destiny, doom, fate, fortune, lot
danger, peril, risk
