Situation and Tool

Situation

Situation noun - Position with regard to conditions and circumstances.

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Tool and situation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tool" instead a noun "Situation".

Nearby Words: situate, situated, situating

Tool noun - An article intended for use in work.

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Situation and tool are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Situation" instead a noun "Tool".

Nearby Words: tooling, toolbox, toolbar, toolroom

good	good situation	good tool
exact	exact situation	exact tool
particular	particular situation	particular tool
similar	similar situation	similar tool
Other adjectives: common, specific, right, actual, real, dangerous, new, dramatic, political, military.

She greatly resents the situation, having dreamed that she would get to live out an epic romance and instead being stuck with a scheming old man who only viewed her as a tool.

Source: Literature / Codex Alera
Both sides wind up fighting the titular Grey Goo because the humans believe it to be a standard Turned Against Their Masters situation and the Beta, again, think the Goo is a tool of the Silent Ones.

Source: Poor Communication Kills / Video Games
Chev's girlfriend in Crank isn't the sharpest tool in the shed and can't comprehend the gravity of the situation Chev is in.

Source: The Obstructive Love Interest

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