List of 426 Sets of Synonyms - How they Differ - Total of 2307 Words - 371

SYNONYMS: state, condition, situation, status.
These nouns denote the mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing.

State and condition, the most general, are largely interchangeable: a state (or condition) of disrepair; a healthy state (or condition). Every body continues in its state of rest unless it is compelled to change that state by forces impressed upon it.
Situation more narrowly refers to a state or condition at a particular time as determined by a combination of circumstances: The situation has become precarious for everyone.
Status usually applies to a person or thing considered in relation to others of the same class. With reference to persons it implies relative standing; with respect to things it is roughly equivalent to state or situation: What is the current status of the arms-reduction negotiations?