case (1) — OAT

case1

noun

1 this moral panic is a classic case of overreaction:

instance, occurrence, occasion, manifestation, demonstration, exhibition, exposition, expression;

example, illustration, specimen, sample, exemplification, type, prototype.

2 (the case) he told me that if that was the case I would have to find somebody else:

the situation, the position, the picture, the state of affairs, the state of play, the lie of the land;

plight, predicament;

event, contingency;

circumstances, conditions, facts;

how things stand, what's going on;

informal kettle of fish, ball game, score, story, setup.

3 officers on the case are unable to find a motive:

investigation, inquiry, examination, exploration, probe, search, scrutiny, scrutinization, study, inspection, inquest, reconnoitring, sounding;

incident, event, happening, occurrence, episode, proceeding, matter, affair, set of circumstances.

4 urgent cases were turned away from the hospital:

patient, sick person, invalid, sufferer, victim;

client.

5 he lost his case and was ordered to pay $1.5 million in damages:

lawsuit, action, legal action, suit, suit at law, cause, legal cause, trial, proceedings, legal proceeding(s), judicial proceedings, litigation, legal process, legal dispute, indictment.

6 this book makes a strong case for new research methods:

argument, contention, reasoning, logic, defense, justification, vindication, apology, polemic;

statement, postulation, explanation, exposition, thesis, presentation, proclamation, expounding, claim;

plea, appeal, petition.

7 the genitive case:

inflection, form, ending;

morphology;

semantic relationship.