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

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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, mobilise, circularize, encircle, mobilize, propagate, circulate, disperse, distribute

11. encircle, circleverb

    form a circle around

    "encircle the errors"

    Synonyms:
    circulate, gird, 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

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

1. List of paraphrases for "circle":

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

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1. Buffalo Bills:

   Every morning, every night I take 10 deep breaths to myself and it puts everything in perspective for me. I’m doing great, i’m still working through things, I’m still trying to process all the emotions and the trauma that comes from dealing with a situation like that and not really having people around – no one in my immediate circle who has dealt with something like that.

2. Anita Scipio:

   You came in, you were just getting started, and I met you then for the first time and now to have you back again it's full circle.

3. Sheldon Richman:

   Some conservatives are surprised to find people on the Left supporting the war in Afghanistan. It's not surprising at all…It is hard for the government to prosecute a war and not expand…Conservatives may think they can support war and oppose the expansion of the state, but that is like trying to square the circle. What makes them think they can contain the expansion?

4. Richard Brinsley Sheridan:

   When of a gossiping circle it was asked, What are they doing? The answer was, Swapping lies.

5. William James:

   Most people live, whether physically, intellectually or morally, in a very restricted circle of their potential being. They make use of a very small portion of their possible consciousness, and of their soul's resources in general, much like a man who, out of his whole bodily organism, should get into a habit of using and moving only his lttle finger. Great emergencies and crises show us how much greater our vital resources are than we had supposed.