Synonyms for circumference
sərˈkʌm fər ənscir·cum·fer·ence

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1. circumferencenoun

   Synonyms:
   lap, girth

2. circumferencenoun

   The line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional figure

   Synonyms:
   lap, girth

3. circumferencenoun

   The length of such a line

   Synonyms:
   girth, lap

4. circumferencenoun

   The surface of a round or spherical object

   Synonyms:
   lap, girth

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.7 / 3 votes

1. circumference

   Synonyms:
   bound, boundary, perimeter, rim

   Antonyms:
   center, middle, midst

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1. circumference

   Synonyms:
   periphery, enclosure, circuit, outline, boundary

   Antonyms:
   diameter, crossing, bisection, transection, transversion

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1. circumference, perimeternoun

   the size of something as given by the distance around it

   Synonyms:
   circuit, perimeter, border, margin

2. 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, electric circuit, electrical circuit, circuit, tour

3. circumferencenoun

   the length of the closed curve of a circle

   Synonyms:
   circuit, perimeter

Matched Categories

1. • Length
   • Size

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1. circumferencenoun

   Synonyms:
   periphery

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1. circumferencenoun

   Synonyms:
   periphery, circumscription, girth

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1. List of paraphrases for "circumference":

   girth, circumferentially, moheet, periphery

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How to use circumference in a sentence?

1. Baltasar Gracián y Morales:

   One must pass through the circumference of time before arriving at the center of opportunity.

2. Benjamin Guinhouya:

   Efforts should be carried out to keep the waist circumference of children to less than half their height, this can be done through continuing to watch the eating choices of children together with encouragement and promotion of an active lifestyle and a reduction of sedentary pastimes.

3. Voltaire:

   God is a circle whose center is everywhere and circumference nowhere.

4. Elizabeth Cady Stanton:

   Love is the vital essence that pervades and permeates, from the center to the circumference, the graduating circles of all thought and action. Love is the talisman of human weal and woe--the open sesame to every soul.

5. Scott Carver:

   Basically around the circumference [ of the intestine ], there are some parts that are more stretchy and some parts that are more stiff, and that is what creates the edges and the cubing.