Synonyms for circuit
ˈsɜr kɪtcir·cuit

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.7 / 10 votes

1. circuit

   Synonyms:
   tour, circumference

   Antonyms:
   line, straightness, directness

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.7 / 6 votes

1. circuit, electrical circuit, electric circuitnoun

   an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow

   Synonyms:
   racing circuit, lap, circumference, electric circuit, electrical circuit, tour, circle

2. tour, circuitnoun

   a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area

   "they took an extended tour of Europe"; "we took a quick circuit of the park"; "a ten-day coach circuit of the island"

   Synonyms:
   spell, hitch, racing circuit, tour of duty, enlistment, duty tour, lap, term of enlistment, circle, circumference, electric circuit, electrical circuit, go, tour, turn

3. circuitnoun

   an established itinerary of venues or events that a particular group of people travel to

   "she's a familiar name on the club circuit"; "on the lecture circuit"; "the judge makes a circuit of the courts in his district"; "the international tennis circuit"

   Synonyms:
   lap, electrical circuit, circumference, tour, racing circuit, electric circuit, circle

4. circumference, circuitnoun

   the boundary line encompassing an area or object

   "he had walked the full circumference of his land"; "a danger to all races over the whole circumference of the globe"

   Synonyms:
   racing circuit, perimeter, lap, circle, circumference, electric circuit, electrical circuit, tour

5. circuitnoun

   (law) a judicial division of a state or the United States (so-called because originally judges traveled and held court in different locations); one of the twelve groups of states in the United States that is covered by a particular circuit court of appeals

   Synonyms:
   lap, electrical circuit, circumference, tour, racing circuit, electric circuit, circle

6. racing circuit, circuitnoun

   a racetrack for automobile races

   Synonyms:
   racing circuit, lap, circle, circumference, electric circuit, electrical circuit, tour

7. lap, circle, circuitverb

   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, forget me drug, traffic circle, round

8. circuitverb

   make a circuit

   "They were circuiting about the state"

Matched Categories

1. • Boundary Line
   • Electrical Device
   • Group
   • Journey
   • Law
   • Path
   • Racetrack
   • Travel

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. circuitnoun

   Synonyms:
   revolution, circular course

2. circuitnoun

   Synonyms:
   space, region, tract, district

3. circuitnoun

   Synonyms:
   boundary, compass, boundary line, distance round

4. circuitnoun

   Synonyms:
   course, tour, round, perambulation, journey

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "circuit":

   circuits, circuitry, circuit-breaker, wai, loop, racetrack, roving, tour, channel, cir

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1. Gu Yongtao:

   This is quite unexpected, the slump apparently triggered intensified selling, while the trigger of the circuit breaker seems to have heightened panic, as liquidity was suddenly gone and this is something no one has experienced before. It was a stampede.

2. Gu Yongtao:

   The slump apparently triggered intensified selling, while the trigger of the circuit breaker seems to have heightened panic, as liquidity was suddenly gone and this is something no one has experienced before. It was a stampede.

3. James Comeys:

   We'll fight about guns. We'll fight about taxes. We'll fight about all those other things down the road, but you can not have, as President of the United States, someone who does not reflect the values that I believe Republicans treasure and Democrats treasure and independents treasure. United States is the core of this country. United States's United States. And so impeachment, in a way, would short-circuit that.

4. Reese McCranie:

   The area that we visited ... that leads from the Delta break room to the baggage make-up area is being locked down, it will remain an emergency exit per fire code. If anyone tries to access it, the door alarm will be activated and recorded on CCTV (closed-circuit television). The only personnel that will now have access to this door will be emergency responders (police and fire department).

5. Kurri Kupec:

   Neomi Rao is a renowned constitutional and administrative law expert. That is why the President nominated Neomi Rao to the D.C. Circuit. The views Neomi Rao expressed a quarter century ago as a college student writing for her student newspaper were intentionally provocative, designed to raise questions and push back against liberal elitism that dominated Neomi Rao campus at the time, more than two decades later, Neomi Rao views can be found in Neomi Rao numerous academic articles and speeches. We are confident Neomi Rao will make an exemplary judge on the D.C Circuit.