The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms INTRO ...

n. 1 Often, circumstances. situation, condition(s), state (of
affairs); status, station, resources, income, finances: In the
circumstances, all leave is cancelled. Each person will be
helped according to the individual circumstance. 2 event,
incident, episode, occurrence, affair, happening, occasion: Any
unforeseen circumstance could set off a shooting war.
circumstantial
adj. 1 indirect, presumptive, evidential or evidentiary,
interpretive, deduced, presumed, presumptive, presumable,
implicative, implied, inferred, inferential: Some
circumstantial evidence is very strong, as when you find a gun
in the suspect's house. 2 accidental, incidental, hearsay,
indirect, unimportant, adventitious, provisional, secondary,
unessential, non-essential, fortuitous, chance, extraneous:
Such circumstantial trivia have no bearing on the case. 3
detailed, particular, precise, explicit, specific: We cannot
believe that he invented so circumstantial a narrative.
citizen n. 1 voter; native; householder, resident, inhabitant, denizen,
dweller, freeman; Brit patrial, ratepayer; US taxpayer: All
citizens are entitled to certain rights. 2 city-dweller,
town-dweller, townsman, townswoman, villager, burgess, oppidan:
She considers herself a citizen of Oxford.
city n. metropolis, municipality, borough, burgh; conurbation,
megalopolis; Brit urban district; see, diocese, bishopric; New
Zealand urban area; Colloq town, US burg, big apple: We gave up
our flat in the city and moved to the country.
civil adj. 1 civilian, non-military, lay, laic, laical, secular:
There is a distinction between civil law and canon law. 2
domestic, internal; public: The economic conditions have led to
civil strife. 3 polite, courteous, respectful, well-mannered,
proper, civilized, cordial, formal, courtly, urbane, polished,
refined: They are civil enough, but I always have the feeling
they really despise tourists.
civility n. courtesy, politeness, respect, comity, urbanity, amiability,
consideration, courteousness, cordiality, propriety, tact,
diplomacy, politesse, protocol: Despite his rude behaviour at
her dinner-party, she treats him with great civility.