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circumstancenoun a state or end that seemingly has been decided beforehandthe condemned murderer seemed indifferent to his circumstance destiny, doom, fate, fortune, kismet, lot, portion accident, casualty(archaic), chance, hap, happenchance, happenstance, hazard, luckpredestinationaftereffect, aftermath, conclusion, consequence, development, effect, fruit, issue, outcome, outgrowth, result, resultant, sequel, sequence, upshot something that happensdue to unexpected circumstances, the test will be postponed affair, episode, event, hap, happening, incident, occasion, occurrence, thing coincidence, co-occurrence, fluke, freaklandmark, milepost, milestone, page, phenomenon, turning pointadventure, experience, timehappenchance, happenstanceaccident, crisis, emergency, junctureachievement, deed, exploit, featnews, tidings the uncertain course of eventsI was a victim of circumstance, for nothing that I could have done would have made a difference accident, casualty(archaic), chance, hap, hazard, luck fortuitousness, fortuity, haphazardry, randomness, uncertaintyfluke, happenchance, happenstancedestiny, doom, fate, fortune, lotdanger, peril, risk intent, intention, purposedesign, outline, plan, scheme occurrence, event, incident, episode, circumstance mean something that happens or takes place.occurrence may apply to a happening without intent, volition, or plan.an encounter that was a chance occurrence event usually implies an occurrence of some importance and frequently one having antecedent cause.the events following the assassination incident suggests an occurrence of brief duration or secondary importance.a minor wartime incident episode stresses the distinctiveness or apartness of an incident.a brief romantic episode in a life devoted to work circumstance implies a specific detail attending an action or event as part of its setting or background.couldn't recall the exact circumstances in the 13th century |