Synonyms for CIRCLE
ˈsɜr kəlcir·cle

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1. circlenoun

   Synonyms:
   disk, orbit, round, curve, loop, coil, arc, disc, ring

2. circlenoun

   To travel around along a curved path.

   The set of all points (x, y) such that is a circle of radius r around the point (1, 0).

   Synonyms:
   orbit, curve, loop, round, coil, arc, ring, disc, disk

3. circlenoun

   To surround.

   Synonyms:
   curve, orbit, disc, round, disk, coil, arc, loop, ring

4. circlenoun

   Any thin three-dimensional equivalent of the geometric figures.

   Put on your dunce-cap and sit down on that circle.

   Synonyms:
   disc, round, curve, disk, arc, coil, loop, orbit, ring

5. circlenoun

   A curve that more or less forms part or all of a circle.

   move in a circle

   Synonyms:
   arc, curve, orbit, disk, loop, round, coil, ring, disc

6. circlenoun

   Orbit.

   Synonyms:
   loop, arc, ring, disc, curve, disk, round, orbit, coil

7. circlenoun

   A specific group of persons.

   Synonyms:
   loop, arc, coil, disk, curve, ring, round, orbit, disc

8. circlenoun

   A line comprising two semicircles of 30 yards radius centred on the wickets joined by straight lines parallel to the pitch used to enforce field restrictions in a one-day match.

   Synonyms:
   arc, disc, round, coil, loop, ring, disk, curve, orbit

9. circlenoun

   A ritual circle that is casted three times deosil and closes three times widdershins either in the air with a wand or literally with stones or other itmes used for worship

   Synonyms:
   coil, disc, ring, round, disk, arc, curve, loop, orbit

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. circle

   A class is a number or body of persons or objects having common pursuits, purposes, attributes, or characteristics. A caste is hereditary; a class may be independent of lineage or descent; membership in a caste is supposed to be for life; membership in a class may be very transient; a religious and ceremonial sacredness attaches to the caste, as not to the class. The rich and the poor form separate classes; yet individuals are constantly passing from each to the other; the classes in a college remain the same, but their membership changes every year. We speak of rank among hereditary nobility or military officers; of various orders of the priesthood; by accommodation, we may refer in a general way to the higher ranks, the lower orders of any society. Grade implies some regular scale of valuation, and some inherent qualities for which a person or thing is placed higher or lower in the scale; as, the coarser and finer grades of wool; a man of an inferior grade. A coterie is a small company of persons of similar tastes, who meet frequently in an informal way, rather for social enjoyment than for any serious purpose. Clique has always an unfavorable meaning. A clique is always fractional, implying some greater gathering of which it is a part; the association breaks up into cliques. Persons unite in a coterie through simple liking for one another; they withdraw into a clique largely through aversion to outsiders. A set, while exclusive, is more extensive than a clique, and chiefly of persons who are united by common social station, etc. Circle is similar in meaning to set, but of wider application; we speak of scientific and religious as well as of social circles.

   Synonyms:
   association, caste, clan, class, clique, club, company, coterie, grade, order, rank, set

   Preposition:
   A class of merchants; the senior class at (sometimes of) Harvard; the classes in college.

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1. circlenoun

   ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point

   "he calculated the circumference of the circle"

   Synonyms:
   band, set, lot, lap, forget me drug, rophy, roach, roundabout, rotary, dress circle, circuit, traffic circle, rope, roofy, round

2. set, circle, band, lotnoun

   an unofficial association of people or groups

   "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot"

   Synonyms:
   rotary, fortune, banding, pot, roach, mint, fate, band, stripe, lot, stria, batch, raft, quite a little, passel, good deal, roundabout, muckle, isthmus, pile, traffic circle, roofy, stack, striation, mountain, rophy, destiny, plenty, round, solidifying, peck, circuit, exercise set, deal, portion, hardening, curing, caboodle, sight, flock, hatful, mickle, dance orchestra, slew, wad, heap, luck, great deal, mess, rope, bunch, mass, circumstances, solidification, draw, spate, readiness, tidy sum, set, ring, forget me drug, dress circle, stage set, bent, dance band, lap, circle

3. circlenoun

   something approximating the shape of a circle

   "the chairs were arranged in a circle"

   Synonyms:
   band, set, lot, lap, forget me drug, rophy, roach, roundabout, rotary, dress circle, circuit, traffic circle, rope, roofy, round

4. lap, circle, circuitnoun

   movement once around a course

   "he drove an extra lap just for insurance"

   Synonyms:
   lap, rotary, lot, roofy, set, dress circle, racing circuit, rophy, tour, roach, electrical circuit, rope, overlap, circle, circumference, electric circuit, lap covering, roundabout, band, lick, circuit, forget me drug, traffic circle, round

5. traffic circle, circle, rotary, roundaboutnoun

   a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island

   "the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary"

   Synonyms:
   lap, rotary, lot, roofy, set, dress circle, rotary converter, rophy, roach, round, carousel, circle, synchronous converter, whirligig, roundabout, band, circuit, rope, forget me drug, traffic circle, merry-go-round, carrousel

6. R-2, Mexican valium, rophy, rope, roofy, roach, forget me drug, circlenoun

   street names for flunitrazepan

   Synonyms:
   lap, rotary, lot, roofy, cockroach, set, dress circle, rophy, roach, rope, circle, roundabout, band, circuit, forget me drug, traffic circle, round

7. circle, dress circlenoun

   a curved section or tier of seats in a hall or theater or opera house; usually the first tier above the orchestra

   "they had excellent seats in the dress circle"

   Synonyms:
   band, set, lot, lap, forget me drug, rophy, circle, roach, roundabout, rotary, dress circle, circuit, traffic circle, rope, roofy, round

8. circle, roundverb

   any circular or rotating mechanism

   "the machine punched out metal circles"

   Synonyms:
   turn, rotary, circle, lot, roofy, round of drinks, beat, set, dress circle, rophy, unit of ammunition, roach, daily round, round, troll, rung, lap, rhythm, one shot, round of golf, cycle, roundabout, band, circuit, rope, forget me drug, traffic circle, bout, stave

9. circleverb

   travel around something

   "circle the globe"

   Synonyms:
   circulate, encircle

10. circle, circulateverb

    move in circles

    Synonyms:
    pass on, circularise, pass around, disseminate, spread, diffuse, go around, broadcast, circle, mobilise, circularize, encircle, mobilize, propagate, circulate, disperse, distribute

11. encircle, circleverb

    form a circle around

    "encircle the errors"

    Synonyms:
    circulate, gird, circle, encircle

Matched Categories

1. • Ellipse
   • Flunitrazepan
   • Junction
   • Seating
   • Shape
   • Social Group
   • Travel

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. circlenoun

   Synonyms:
   round, plane figure

2. circlenoun

   Synonyms:
   circumference, periphery, ring

3. circlenoun

   Synonyms:
   orb, sphere, globe, ball

4. circlenoun

   Synonyms:
   returning series

5. circlenoun

   Synonyms:
   compass, enclosure

6. circlenoun

   Synonyms:
   company, society, class, fraternity, COTERIE, CLIQUE, set

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. circlenoun

   Synonyms:
   ring, circumference, periphery, circuit, clique, coterie, set, class, annulation, annulus

2. circleverb

   Synonyms:
   encircle

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1. List of paraphrases for "circle":

   cercle, cycle, ring, circles, spiral, revolving, swirl, club, loop, encircle

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1. Ted Dooley:

   Basically, we now all date one another. It’s safer that way. I have a group of friends who are all pretty conservative and we end up dating in the same circle. I didn’t think coming to the heart of the nation’s capital would be like this, but it’s a reality these days. it reflects the larger tone of our environment that extremists like (Rep.) Maxine Waters, (D-Calif.), are encouraging fringe extremists on the political left to verbally and physically berate those with differing opinions.

2. Jalal ud-Din Rumi:

   Come out of the circle of time And into the circle of love.

3. Goethe:

   We cannot too soon convince ourselves how easily we may be dispensed with in the world. What important personages we imagine ourselves to be! We think that we alone are the life of the circle in which we move; in our absence, we fancy that life, existence, breath will come to a general pause, and, alas, the gap which we leave is scarcely perceptible, so quickly is it filled again; nay, it is often the place, if not of something better, at least for something more agreeable.

4. David Ibsen:

   Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Quraishi was a former officer in Saddam Husseins army and was considered one of the most prominent ISIS members in Baghdadis circle, after the U.S.-led occupation of Iraq and the capture of Hussein in 2003, Quraishi eventually became a general Sharia jurist for al-Qaeda.

5. Carrie Lukas:

   Research shows that for girls — particularly pre-teens and teenagers — having a social circle and positive relationships with friends is so important to mental health, … When you rob especially young girls of those positive friendships and put them online, that's going to be really hard on them. A lot of kids' … relationships became online relationships.